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minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 day agoDKMS doesn’t mean it’s supported forever. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA lists incompatibilities with kernel and CPU features. Kepler and newer GPUs don’t work with Linux kernel 5.18 and newer. NVIDIA also doesn’t update legacy drivers for newer versions of XOrg and Wayland after support ends. https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3142/
minus-squarekittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoOf course nothing is supported forever, I personally wouldn’t expect support past a decade (official or unofficial)
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 hours agoPlenty of ten year old machines are still fast enough for most tasks. My old laptop has a quad core i7, 16 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD. It’s a shame it’s losing support.
DKMS doesn’t mean it’s supported forever. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA lists incompatibilities with kernel and CPU features.
Kepler and newer GPUs don’t work with Linux kernel 5.18 and newer.
NVIDIA also doesn’t update legacy drivers for newer versions of XOrg and Wayland after support ends.
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3142/
Of course nothing is supported forever, I personally wouldn’t expect support past a decade (official or unofficial)
Plenty of ten year old machines are still fast enough for most tasks. My old laptop has a quad core i7, 16 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD. It’s a shame it’s losing support.