Bug#1104904: nvidia-driver: Proposal to Package Both NVIDIA LTS and Current Recommended Drivers in Debian

[Christian Marillat]

On 08 mai 2025 12:00, KeyofBlueS <KeyofBlueS at gmail.com> wrote:

> Package: nvidia-driver
> Severity: wishlist
> X-Debbugs-Cc: KeyofBlueS at gmail.com
>
> Dear Maintainers,

[...]

> However, I would like to propose the inclusion of both the NVIDIA LTS driver
> (currently packaged) and the latest "Recommended" driver as published on
> NVIDIA's website. The Recommended driver often contains important performance
> improvements, bug fixes, and support for new hardware, which are not backported
> to the LTS versions. This can be essential for users on newer GPUs or with
> specific workloads (e.g. CUDA, gaming, or ML environments).

+1

Certainly a good idea. Some users switch to another distribution for
that good reason.

Christian