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=== Kernel modules from NVIDIA ===
=== Kernel modules from NVIDIA ===
Kernel modules from NVIDIA offer better performance than other alternatives, but make the system unfree by requiring proprietary userspace libraries that can interface with the kernel modules. Users that want to have a fully free and open-source system should use [[Nvidia#Nouveau|Nouveau]] instead.
Kernel modules from NVIDIA offer better performance than other alternatives, but make the system unfree by requiring proprietary userspace libraries that can interface with the kernel modules. Users that want to have a fully free and open-source system should use [[NVIDIA#Nouveau|Nouveau]] instead.


To enable them, add <code>"nvidia"</code> to the list of enabled video drivers defined by the <code>services.xserver.videoDrivers</code> option.
To enable them, add <code>"nvidia"</code> to the list of enabled video drivers defined by the <code>services.xserver.videoDrivers</code> option.
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