Hi there, I'm looking to try and install/upgrade and use the latest Nvidia 495.29.05 beta drivers - but I'm a new user to linux. Before I go and arse things up on myself, is there a process or easy way in Garuda linux for upgrading to these drivers ?
Thanks
My inxi -Faz output if it's needed at all
> inxi -Faz
>
> System: Kernel: 5.14.12-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
> parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen root=UUID=a97d8eb5-c4e7-4e22-a657-53d3e9e87c3b
> rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
> systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 loglevel=3
> Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.23.0 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
> Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
> Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA v: Rev 1.xx serial: <filter>
> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3801 date: 03/14/2018
> Battery: Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse MX Master 2S serial: <filter>
> charge: 100% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: Discharging
> CPU: Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-6700K bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Skylake-S family: 6
> model-id: 5E (94) stepping: 3 microcode: EA cache: L2: 8 MiB
> flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 63999
> Speed: 4200 MHz min/max: 800/4200 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 4200 2: 4200 3: 4200 4: 4199
> 5: 4203 6: 4202 7: 4200 8: 4201
> Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
> Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
> Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
> Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
> Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
> Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
> Type: spectre_v2
> mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
> Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
> Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: TSX disabled
> Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GA102 [GeForce RTX 3090] driver: nvidia v: 470.74
> alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2204 class-ID: 0300
> Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: nvidia
> unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa display-ID: :0 screens: 1
> Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 108 s-size: 602x342mm (23.7x13.5") s-diag: 692mm (27.3")
> Monitor-1: DP-0 res: 2560x1440 hz: 144 dpi: 109 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.2") diag: 685mm (27")
> OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.74 direct render: Yes
> Audio: Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
> v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a170 class-ID: 0403
> Device-2: NVIDIA GA102 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 01:00.1
> chip-ID: 10de:1aef class-ID: 0403
> Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.14.12-zen1-1-zen running: yes
> Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.19 running: no
> Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: no
> Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.38 running: yes
> Network: Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: ASUSTeK driver: e1000e v: kernel port: f000
> bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15b8 class-ID: 0200
> IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
> Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter vendor: ASUSTeK
> driver: ath10k_pci v: kernel port: e000 bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 168c:003e class-ID: 0280
> IF: wlp7s0 state: down mac: <filter>
> Bluetooth: Device-1: ASUSTek Qualcomm Bluetooth 4.1 type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-9:4
> chip-ID: 0b05:1825 class-ID: e001
> Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
> Drives: Local Storage: total: 4.9 TiB used: 27.76 GiB (0.6%)
> SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
> ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Sabrent model: N/A size: 476.94 GiB block-size:
> physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
> rev: RKT343.1 temp: 28.9 C scheme: GPT
> ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 1TB size: 931.51 GiB block-size:
> physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 1B6Q scheme: GPT
> ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Kingston model: SH103S3240G size: 223.57 GiB block-size:
> physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: BBF0
> ID-4: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB
> block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 2B6Q
> scheme: GPT
> ID-5: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Western Digital model: WD30EFRX-68AX9N0 size: 2.73 TiB
> block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: N/A serial: <filter>
> rev: 0A80 scheme: GPT
> ID-6: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 vendor: Netac model: SSD 128GB size: 119.24 GiB block-size:
> physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 1225 scheme: GPT
> ID-7: /dev/sdf maj-min: 8:80 type: USB vendor: Hikvision model: HKVSN ESSD-T200N 256GB
> size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter>
> rev: 2210 scheme: GPT
> Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 214.84 GiB size: 214.84 GiB (100.00%) used: 25.86 GiB (12.0%) fs: btrfs
> dev: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34
> ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 1024 MiB size: 1022 MiB (99.80%) used: 576 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
> dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33
> ID-3: /home raw-size: 223.57 GiB size: 223.57 GiB (100.00%) used: 1.91 GiB (0.9%) fs: btrfs
> dev: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16
> ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 214.84 GiB size: 214.84 GiB (100.00%) used: 25.86 GiB (12.0%)
> fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34
> ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 214.84 GiB size: 214.84 GiB (100.00%) used: 25.86 GiB (12.0%)
> fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34
> Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
> ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 17.04 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sdc3
> maj-min: 8:35
> ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 15.56 GiB used: 768 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
> Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 30.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 29 C
> Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30%
> Info: Processes: 323 Uptime: 4m wakeups: 2 Memory: 15.56 GiB used: 2.55 GiB (16.4%) Init: systemd
> v: 249 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 11.1.0 clang: 12.0.1 Packages: pacman: 1863 lib: 528
> Shell: fish v: 3.3.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.8 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.06
