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nvidia: don't recommend nvidia340 drivers anymore.
This driver has been removed from void-packages. Also fix nvidia390 table entry, shouldn't include 300 series.
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Check if your graphics card belongs to the [legacy
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branch](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix/legacy-gpu/). If it does not,
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install the `nvidia` package. Otherwise you should install the appropriate
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legacy driver, either `nvidia390` or `nvidia340`.
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legacy driver, `nvidia390`. The older legacy driver, `nvidia340`, is no longer
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available, and users are encouraged to [switch to
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nouveau](#reverting-from-nvidia-to-nouveau).
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| Brand | Type | Model | Driver Package |
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|--------|-------------|---------------------------------|----------------|
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| NVIDIA | Proprietary | 600+ | `nvidia` |
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| NVIDIA | Proprietary | 300/400/500 Series | `nvidia390` |
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| NVIDIA | Proprietary | GeForce8/9 + 100/200/300 Series | `nvidia340` |
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| Brand | Type | Model | Driver Package |
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|--------|-------------|----------------|----------------|
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| NVIDIA | Proprietary | 600+ | `nvidia` |
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| NVIDIA | Proprietary | 400/500 Series | `nvidia390` |
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The proprietary driver integrates in the kernel through
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[DKMS](../../kernel.md#dynamic-kernel-module-support-dkms).
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If using the `nouveau` driver, install the `mesa-dri-32bit` package.
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If using the `nvidia` driver, install the `nvidia<x>-libs-32bit` package. `<x>`
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represents the legacy driver version (340 or 390) or can be left empty for the
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main driver.
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represents the legacy driver version (`390`) or can be left empty for the main
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driver.
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## Reverting from nvidia to nouveau
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### Uninstalling nvidia
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In order to revert to the `nouveau` driver, install the [`nouveau`
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driver](#nouveau-open-source-driver) (if it was not installed already), then
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remove the `nvidia`, `nvidia390` or `nvidia340` package, as appropriate.
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remove the `nvidia` or `nvidia390` package, as appropriate.
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If you were using the `nvidia340` driver, you will need to install the
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If you were using the obsolete `nvidia340` driver, you might need to install the
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`libglvnd` package after removing the `nvidia340` package.
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### Keeping both drivers

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