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 = Installing Nvidia drivers on NixOS =
-NixOS uses a functional package management approach, which necessitates specific procedures for driver installation. When considering NVIDIA GPU drivers in a Linux environment, the installation process can be more complex compared to AMD and Intel. This complexity arises primarily because NVIDIA's official drivers are closed source and not typically bundled with many distributions. This document outlines the technical steps required to install NVIDIA GPU drivers on NixOS, factoring in both the unique nature of NixOS and the proprietary status of NVIDIA's drivers.
+NixOS uses a functional package management approach &ndash; this section, like many others, will tell you how to change your <code>configuration.nix</code> to define what kind of environment you want on your system.
-For the impatient, [https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/unstable/#sec-x11-graphics-cards-nvidia Nvidia section] in the NixOS Manual offers a shorter guide.
+For the impatient:
+* [https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/unstable/#sec-x11-graphics-cards-nvidia Nvidia section] in the NixOS Manual offers a shorter guide.
+* Basic installation is as simple as <code>services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "nvidia" ];</code> (once you have unfree software enabled), which causes the default stable version to be pulled in.
+* Older cards may need an older driver; see [[#Determining the correct driver version]], which describes <code>hardware.nvidia.package</code>.
+* [[#Modifying the NixOS Configuration]] puts it all together and shows the other <code>hardware.nvidia</code> settings, some irrelevant to this driver (e.g. <code>hardware.nvidia.open</code>, which takes you to the Nvidia open kernel driver.)
 == Enable unfree software repositories ==