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cat /etc/os-release

What does this return?

This partly depends on the distro+hardware we end up using. The 5.4 kernel came out in 2019, so we can't expect it to get updates for longer. I don't have much expertise with bare metal programming, so can't comment on if this is good or bad.

A kernel upgrade goes mostly unnoticed for most users.

Packages in “nvidia-legacy” : nvidia-legacy : Butterfly Nvidia-340 and Nvidia-390 legacy driver for newer kernel series. --------------------------------- For Nvidia-340 only Notes for kernel 5.11.x and newer versions: Following lines may need to be ad...

Dang it!

launchpad.net/~kelebek333/...

Looks like the package names changed. Try running this please

sudo apt install xorg-modulepath-fix nvidia-graphics-drivers-340

Sorry you had to face constant disappointments with this 😅

I never expected that newer drivers would not run older hardware.

Let's wait for some veterans from bsky to reply 🙂

The ppa route should get the 340 drivers installed, but I doubt it'll get you the smooth gameplay you're after 😅

Another option is to downgrade your installed kernel to an old LTS kernel or install an older version of mint that comes with the 5.4 lts kernel that supports the nvidia-340 driver

Looking at
www.kernel.org/category/rel..., 5.4 gets EOL this December. So there goes that 😅

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Crap! One last try?

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kelebek333/nvidia-legacy

sudo apt update

sudo apt install nvidia-340-updates nvidia-340-updates-dev xorg-modulepath-fix

Please try these one by one from your terminal.

Source:
www.reddit.com/r/linux_gami...

The newer nvidia drivers should easily work. The 8800 GTS was a challenge when it was new.

Let's get mint installed on to your hardware and check if the driver manager is able to install the proprietary driver for it.

Ah ok! I assumed you were working from an installed copy of mint. Good catch Mika 👍

Good luck with the installation🤞

In your terminal

sudo apt update

This updates the software list cache from mints servers on your machine

sudo apt upgrade

This updates the installed software on your machine

Reboot.

Then see if the driver is found

sudo ubuntu-drivers list

Dang! What nvidia card are you rocking? And your mint version please?

Install Nvidia Drivers on Linux Mint [Beginner's Guide] Struggling with Nvidia and Linux Mint? Here's a detailed beginner's guide that explains plenty of things around installing Nvidia drivers on Linux Mint.

Nvidia provides graphics drivers too. In Linux Mint/Ubuntu, the Driver Manager program should auto-detect the best video driver.
Make sure to choose the non-nouveau version.
itsfoss.com/nvidia-linux...

If it ain't grooving, jump back to windows on the primary SSD.

Hop on the linuxmint forums forums.linuxmint.com or discord if you're into that discord.com/invite/mint

Agreeing wholeheartedly with your sentiments in the thread.

If you can spare an SSD, put linux mint linuxmint.com/download.php on it and try doing one thing from your workflow on it. When you get into a rhythm for it, bring in the next one and 🔁

Your website is a joy to read and to just behold, really. R E S P E C T 🐐

Sick!

Good luck 🤞

Now that's a book cover. Take notes O'Reilly 😤

Happy Birthday! 🎉🎊🎂

Blasphemy! A sweet chutney??

You can do coconut, mint, tomato, peanuts(the only nut allowed) and maybe curd chutneys if you're feeling adventurous.

What are we as a society going to come up with next? Pineapple on pizzas? Chocolate syrup on dosas?

God speed 🖖

Aye Elden Lord! ⚔ 🛡

For a game that deals pain and horror, its community is rather very friendly. Uplifting even! Its the only reason why I was able to get past the Tree Sentinel after dying for the billionth time 💪

8 hours in. Still getting told to put my foolish ambitions to rest.

Gosh, this is beautiful.

wattenberger.com/thoughts/llm...

Indeed! This was my first play through as a Malkavian. The amount of foresight in the dialogues made it really enjoyable 🤌

And to top it off, the game runs on linux via wine beautifully 🥳

Ending credits of Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines

Yearly playthrough of the greatest game EVER!

#vampirethemasquerade #bloodlines

Clean 🤌
That is a snug fit! Does it have a super niche fan system? Temps all good?

Damn, for a short moment I thought that was a shorter version of the book from Evil Dead.

See Skyrim, this is all you had to do!

Gravy? 🫣