Linux Drivers

Arch Linux's recent switch to the NVIDIA 590 driver has disrupted systems for users with older graphics cards, dropping support for Pascal and earlier architectures. The change pushes legacy drivers to the Arch User Repository, requiring manual fixes for affected hardware. Newer GPUs transition smoothly to open kernel modules.

December 25, 2025 Iniulat ng AI

Arch Linux has become one of the first Linux distributions to drop official support for Nvidia's Pascal-based GTX 10-series graphics cards. The change follows Nvidia's July announcement to discontinue default support for these GPUs. Users relying on older hardware will need to manually install previous driver versions to continue using them.