Install NVIDIA Drivers on Fedora 41 + Enable Wayland [575.64 NFB / 570.169 / 550.163.01]

This is guide for kernel 6.13+ / 6.12+ / 6.11+ users, howto install NVIDIA proprietary Linux drivers (manually using .run files) and disable Nouveau driver on Fedora Linux 41. Linux Kernels 6.13+ / 6.12+ / 6.11+ are tested.

Currently working NVIDIA drivers are:
575.xx (575.64 NFB)
570.xx (570.169)
550.xx (550.163.01)
535.xx (535.247.01)

This guide works with NVIDIA GeForce 6/7/8/9/200/300/400/500/600/700/800/900/10/20/30/40 series cards.

This method allow you easily install / test / use different versions of NVIDIA drivers, you can test BETA drivers and switch back to stable.

This is updated version for Fedora 41 NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide.

Enable X11 on Fedora 41 GNOME + GDM:
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Enable X11 on Fedora 41 with KDE Plasma + SDDM:
   • Enable X11 with NVIDIA Drivers on KDE Plas...  

Older videos Fedora 40/39:
   • Howto Install NVIDIA Drivers on Fedora 38 ...  

KDE 6 and GNOME 47 works very smoothly and quickly with latest NVIDIA 575.xx / 570.xx / 550.xx drivers.

I have tested this guide with NVIDIA 575.xx, 570.xx, 550.xx, drivers/cards on latest Fedora 40. Here I use 565.57.01 BETA version of NVIDIA drivers installer, you can always select latest stable version, beta or some other version.

If you see black screen then check following video:
   • Linux NVIDIA drivers "Black Screen", Why a...  

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⭐️ Table of contents ⭐️
00:00 Install NVIDIA Drivers on Fedora 41 + Enable Wayland
00:31 Check your current system status
01:35 Check exact NVIDIA model and pick right version of NVIDIA drivers
02:19 NVIDIA Optimus?
02:36 Disable UEFI Secure boot
02:41 Check is UEFI Secure Boot Enabled or Disabled
02:52 NVIDIA Driver Download
04:05 Check downloaded installer
04:19 Make NVIDIA installer executable
04:47 Change root user
04:57 Fully update your Fedora 41
05:18 Install needed NVIDIA + Wayland dependencies
05:43 Disable nouveau, create or edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
06:02 Create /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf
06:41 Update grub2.conf
06:56 Backup old initramfs image and generate new initramfs image
07:15 Reboot to runlevel 3
07:52 Login using root account
08:20 Run nvidia installer
08:29 Building kernel modules
08:37 Install NVIDIA's 32-bit compatibility libraries
08:42 Register the kernel module sources with DKMS
08:51 Rebuild initramfs
09:16 Run nvidia-xconfig
09:26 Check dkms status
09:33 Boot back to runlevel 5
10:13 Check your NVIDIA installation (Fedora 41 + KDE 6.2 + Wayland)
11:13 Test GDM + GNOME
13:13 Enable NVIDIA systemd services (sleep, suspend, hibernate)
14:15 Quick sleep test
14:56 Check NVIDIA hardware acceleration with Wayland
15:04 Generate some GPU usage