debian-nvidia-install.md

Debian Nvidia install

• create keys
  • sudo open-ssl req -new -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /path/to/nvidia-private.key -outform DER /path/to/nvidia-public.der -days 36500 -subj "/CN=Graphics Driver"
• load new keys into mok
  • sudo mokutil --import /path/to/public-nvidia.der
  • create password, remember password
• disable nouveau
  • echo options nouveau modset=0 | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/nouveau-kms.conf
  • sudo update-initramfs -u
• reboot and enable the new signed key in mok
• download nvidia driver
  • links2 download.nvidia.com
  • download the required driver
• install driver
  • sudo apt install libglvnd-dev
  • sudo sh /path/to/NVIDIA-Linux....run -s --module-signing-secret-key=/full/path/to/nvidia-private.key --module-signing-public-key=/full/path/to/nvidia-public.der
    • make sure to not use /home/<USERNAME> instead of ~