Fedora: NVIDIA with RPM Fusion akmods + Secure Boot (KDE/SDDM)
Step-by-step notes to install NVIDIA via RPM Fusion akmods on Fedora, blacklist nouveau, update GRUB, enroll the akmods key with mokutil, and verify.
Secure Boot
Installing NVIDIA Proprietary Driver on Ubuntu with Secure Boot (MOK)
This guide shows how to install the official NVIDIA driver (the .run installer from Nvidia.com) on Ubuntu 24.04/25.04 with Secure Boot enabled, sign the kernel modules, enroll the MOK key, and verify that the driver is actually being used (not falling back to llvmpipe). TL;DR Download the driver from Nvidia.com chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-<version>.run Stop the display manager (e.g., gdm3) and switch to a TTY Run the installer with module signing (supplies key + cert or lets the installer create them) Enroll the cert with mokutil --import ... Reboot and Enroll MOK on the blue screen Add nvidia-drm.modeset=1 to GRUB, rebuild initramfs, reboot Verify with nvidia-smi and glxinfo Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04/25.04 (GNOME) Secure Boot enabled in BIOS/UEFI Internet access build-essential, kernel headers, and basic tools: sudo apt update sudo apt install -y build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r) mokutil curl wget mesa-utils Tip: If you previously installed NVIDIA via apt, either purge it or ensure there’s no conflict. Mixing .run and apt packages can cause headaches. ...