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tethys

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Registered: 2019-08-13

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How to update my system with new nvidia-580xx-dkms

As I have a Pascal Nvidia card I will have to now use the "nvidia-580xx-dkms" from AUR and I have some questions about how to perform future system updates.

So I will have to uninstall "nvidia" package and install "nvidia-580xx-dkms" together with "dkms" and "linux-headers" packages.
After doing that:
1) Is it sufficient to perform "pacman -Syu" for updating the system? WIll the dkms libalpm hooks take care of the rest?
2) I have added nvidia, nvidia_modeset, nvidia_uvm and nvidia_drm to the initramfs: I don't have to change something here, do I?
3) How often should I update the "nvidia-580xx-dkms" package? As I understand, it's not necessary to update it with every "pacman -Syu", is that right? I am asking this because I do not want to use AUR helpers that will automatically check for AUR updates.
4) Anything else needed?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Last edited by tethys (2025-12-22 11:04:56)

WorMzy

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Re: How to update my system with new nvidia-580xx-dkms

1. Yes, so long as the dkms build completes successfully.
2. No.
3. The same as any other AUR package -- as often as it needs updating. AFAIU Nvidia will continue to update the 580xx series driver for three years.
4. Be sure to install the lib32-nvidia-580xx-utils package if you need 32-bit graphics support (e.g. for Steam).

Mod note: Moving to AUR Issues.

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