Installing
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3. Installing NVIDIA Driver 470
To Install NVIDIA Driver 470 on Slackware, you have two main options:
Option 1: Using NVIDIA official installer
cd ~/Downloads chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.xx.run sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.xx.run
Follow the on-screen instructions to build and install the kernel module.
Option 2: Using SlackBuilds (recommended)
cd /tmp git clone https://github.com/SlackBuilds-Org/nvidia-kernel.git cd nvidia-kernel sudo ./nvidia-kernel.SlackBuild
Then install the generated package:
sudo installpkg /tmp/nvidia-kernel-470.xx-x.txz
After installation, load the NVIDIA modules:
sudo modprobe nvidia
sudo modprobe nvidia_uvm
Enable Xorg to use NVIDIA:
sudo nvidia-xconfig
Finally, reboot to apply the new graphics driver:
sudo reboot
So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install NVIDIA Driver 470 on Slackware Linux!
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