Nvidia drivers on Linux are trash!
Here is a collection of problems with running the proprietary Nvidia drivers on Linux. It doesn't matter what flavor of Linux you use, desktop environment or window manager. If you frequent any Linux support forum you will be flooded with ongoing problems posted by users caused by the Nvidia drivers on Linux.
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- Nvidia binaries - odd login procedure - Ask Ubuntu (2018-10-01) (mirror)
- dual boot - Ubuntu Partition Freezes a minute or 2 after logging in - Ask Ubuntu (2018-10-01) (mirror)
- drivers - Issues on dual booting Ubuntu 18 on Dell 7559 having nvidea 960m - Ask Ubuntu (2018-10-01) (mirror)
- boot - UbuntuStudio Install on ASUS ROG GL703VD - Ask Ubuntu (2018-10-01) (mirror)
- nvidia - How to un-blacklist Graphics Driver? - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-30) (mirror)
- NVidia driver not loaded - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-30) (mirror)
- drivers - Nvidia Settings does not start - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-30) (mirror)
- drivers - How do I configure an Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti with Ubuntu? - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-30) (mirror)
- nvidia - OpenGL not found under wine - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange (2018-09-29) (mirror)
- MSI laptop running Ubuntu 18.04 with Nvidia graphics driver version 410.48 with GeForce 1060 GPU only displays on external screen - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-29) (mirror)
- Signed kernel modules - "not signed with trusted key" - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange (2018-09-28) (mirror)
- nvidia - Screen tearing on Ubuntu 18.04 - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-28) (mirror)
- nvidia - How to add a custom resolution? xrandr fails - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-28) (mirror)
- Error installing nvidia driver on 18.04 server - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-28) (mirror)
- nvidia - Freeze Ubuntu 18.04 on HP OMEN - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-27) (mirror)
- NVIDIA Driver did not support 2 monitors on Ubuntu 18.04 - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-27) (mirror)
- Install Nvidia drivers Debian from SVN results in error - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange (2018-09-27) (mirror)
- apt - Can I wait for a Broken Package System to be fixed automatically? - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-27) (mirror)
- Cannot login after updating Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Nvidia drivers issues) - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-26) (mirror)
- arch linux - X reads monitor and layout conf on boot but xrandr only shows Screen0 - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange (2018-09-26) (mirror)
- 14.04 - Error when loading NVIDIA driver and CUDA after reinstallation - Ask Ubuntu (2018-09-26) (mirror)
- linux - Kworker consumes 100% of CPU - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange (2018-09-25) (mirror)
- nvidia - Can't resize any window on Ubuntu. It become not clickable and move to the left top corner - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange (2018-09-22) (mirror)
- sudo - Weird problem with CUDA installation - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange (2018-09-14) (mirror)
- debian - Unable to build NVIDIA kernel module - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange (2018-09-13) (mirror)
- centos - How to uninstall Nvidia driver from centos7? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange (2018-09-12) (mirror)
- ACPI error when trying to make dual boot with Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10 - Ask Ubuntu (2018-05-25) (mirror)
- debian - How to unload kernel module 'nvidia-drm'? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange (2018-04-29) (mirror)