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feat: corrections and details about nvidia drivers
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switch to 16xx the earliest turing generation
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correct RTX 10,16 to GTX
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76 changes: 38 additions & 38 deletions content/IMAGES.md
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Expand Up @@ -34,71 +34,71 @@ This section is a relative recommendation between the desktop environments avail
| Sway | Yes | Weak | Stable | Recommended for tiling WM users |
| COSMIC | Yes | None | Beta | Not currently recommended |

{% include alert.html type='note' content='`nvidia-open` images are recommended for systems with NVIDIA GPUs Turing or newer (GTX 16XX+, RTX 20XX+). These include NVIDIA's proprietary drivers with their new <a href="https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules">open source kernel modules</a>, not to be confused with the reverse engineered open source Nouveau drivers (available in the `main` images). `nvidia` images are recommended for systems with NVIDIA GPUs Pascal or older. These include the closed source kernel modules from NVIDIA. Consult <a href="https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/CodeNames.html">this page</a> if you&#39;re not sure what family your GPU belongs to.' %}

## [Desktop](#desktop)

<b>nvidia-open</b> images are recommended for systems with NVIDIA GPUs Turing or newer (GTX 16XX+, RTX 20XX+). These include the new <a href="https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules">open kernel modules</a> from NVIDIA, not Nouveau. <b>nvidia</b> images are recommended for systems with NVIDIA GPUs Pascal or older. These include the closed kernel modules from NVIDIA.
## [Desktop](#desktop)

### [Stable](#stable)

#### Silverblue (GNOME)

| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ARM64 Support |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| `silverblue-main-hardened` | Silverblue| No | Beta |
| `silverblue-nvidia-hardened` | Silverblue| Yes, closed drivers | No |
| `silverblue-nvidia-open-hardened` | Silverblue| Yes, open drivers | No |
| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ARM64 Support |
|-----------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| `silverblue-main-hardened` | Silverblue | Reverse engineered Nouveau open source driver (not recommended) | Beta |
| `silverblue-nvidia-hardened` | Silverblue | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with closed source kernel modules (recommended for pre-Turing) | No |
| `silverblue-nvidia-open-hardened` | Silverblue | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with open source kernel modules (recommended for Turing and later) | No |


#### Kinoite (KDE Plasma)

| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ARM64 Support |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| `kinoite-main-hardened` | Kinoite | No | Beta |
| `kinoite-nvidia-hardened` | Kinoite | Yes, closed drivers | No |
| `kinoite-nvidia-open-hardened` | Kinoite | Yes, open drivers | No |
| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ARM64 Support |
|--------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| `kinoite-main-hardened` | Kinoite | Reverse engineered Nouveau open source driver (not recommended) | Beta |
| `kinoite-nvidia-hardened` | Kinoite | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with closed source kernel modules (recommended for pre-Turing) | No |
| `kinoite-nvidia-open-hardened` | Kinoite | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with open source kernel modules (recommended for Turing and later) | No |

#### Sericea (Sway)

| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ARM64 Support |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| `sericea-main-hardened` | Sericea | No | Beta |
| `sericea-nvidia-hardened` | Sericea | Yes, closed drivers | No |
| `sericea-nvidia-open-hardened` | Sericea | Yes, open drivers | No |
| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ARM64 Support |
|--------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| `sericea-main-hardened` | Sericea | Reverse engineered Nouveau open source driver (not recommended) | Beta |
| `sericea-nvidia-hardened` | Sericea | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with closed source kernel modules (recommended for pre-Turing) | No |
| `sericea-nvidia-open-hardened` | Sericea | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with open source kernel modules (recommended for Turing and later) | No |

### [Experimental](#experimental)

Note that there are no ISOs available for experimental images. If you want to try out an experimental image, you can use `ujust rebase-secureblue` on an existing secureblue installation.

#### COSMIC

| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ARM64 Support |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| `cosmic-main-hardened` | COSMIC | No | Beta |
| `cosmic-nvidia-hardened` | COSMIC | Yes, closed drivers | No |
| `cosmic-nvidia-open-hardened` | COSMIC | Yes, open drivers | No |
| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ARM64 Support |
|-------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| `cosmic-main-hardened` | COSMIC | Reverse engineered Nouveau open source driver (not recommended) | Beta |
| `cosmic-nvidia-hardened` | COSMIC | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with closed source kernel modules (recommended for pre-Turing) | No |
| `cosmic-nvidia-open-hardened` | COSMIC | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with open source kernel modules (recommended for Turing and later) | No |

## [Server](#server)
### [CoreOS](#coreos)
{% include alert.html type='note' content='After you finish setting up your <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/coreos/">Fedora CoreOS</a> installation, you will need to disable <code>zincati.service</code> before rebasing to securecore.' %}

| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ZFS Support | ARM64 Support |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
| `securecore-main-hardened` | CoreOS | No | No | Beta |
| `securecore-nvidia-hardened` | CoreOS | Yes, closed drivers | No | No |
| `securecore-nvidia-open-hardened` | CoreOS | Yes, open drivers | No | No |
| `securecore-zfs-main-hardened` | CoreOS | No | Yes | No |
| `securecore-zfs-nvidia-hardened` | CoreOS | Yes, closed drivers | Yes | No |
| `securecore-zfs-nvidia-open-hardened` | CoreOS | Yes, open drivers | Yes | No |
| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ZFS Support | ARM64 Support |
|---------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
| `securecore-main-hardened` | CoreOS | Reverse engineered Nouveau open source driver (not recommended) | No | Beta |
| `securecore-nvidia-hardened` | CoreOS | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with closed source kernel modules (recommended for pre-Turing) | No | No |
| `securecore-nvidia-open-hardened` | CoreOS | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with open source kernel modules (recommended for Turing and later) | No | No |
| `securecore-zfs-main-hardened` | CoreOS | Reverse engineered Nouveau open source driver (not recommended) | Yes | No |
| `securecore-zfs-nvidia-hardened` | CoreOS | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with closed source kernel modules (recommended for pre-Turing) | Yes | No |
| `securecore-zfs-nvidia-open-hardened` | CoreOS | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with open source kernel modules (recommended for Turing and later) | Yes | No |

### [IoT](#iot)

| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ZFS Support | ARM64 Support |
|------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
| `iot-main-hardened` | IoT | No | No | Beta |
| `iot-nvidia-hardened` | IoT | Yes, closed drivers | No | No |
| `iot-nvidia-open-hardened` | IoT | Yes, open drivers | No | No |
| `iot-zfs-main-hardened` | IoT | No | Yes | No |
| `iot-zfs-nvidia-hardened` | IoT | Yes, closed drivers | Yes | No |
| `iot-zfs-nvidia-open-hardened` | IoT | Yes, open drivers | Yes | No |
| Name | Base | NVIDIA Support | ZFS Support | ARM64 Support |
|--------------------------------|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
| `iot-main-hardened` | IoT | Reverse engineered Nouveau open source driver (not recommended) | No | Beta |
| `iot-nvidia-hardened` | IoT | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with closed source kernel modules (recommended for pre-Turing) | No | No |
| `iot-nvidia-open-hardened` | IoT | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with open source kernel modules (recommended for Turing and later) | No | No |
| `iot-zfs-main-hardened` | IoT | Reverse engineered Nouveau open source driver (not recommended) | Yes | No |
| `iot-zfs-nvidia-hardened` | IoT | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with closed source kernel modules (recommended for pre-Turing) | Yes | No |
| `iot-zfs-nvidia-open-hardened` | IoT | Proprietary NVIDIA driver with open source kernel modules (recommended for Turing and later) | Yes | No |

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### [Secureblue ISO (Desktop)](#iso)
{: #iso}

{% include alert.html type='note' content='<b>nvidia-open</b> images are recommended for systems with NVIDIA GPUs Turing or newer (GTX 16XX+, RTX 20XX+). Consult <a href="https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/CodeNames.html">this page</a> if you&#39;re not sure what family your GPU belongs to. These include the new <a href="https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules">open kernel modules</a> from NVIDIA, not Nouveau. <b>nvidia</b> images are recommended for systems with NVIDIA GPUs Pascal or older. These include the closed kernel modules from NVIDIA.' %}
{% include alert.html type='note' content='`nvidia-open` images are recommended for systems with NVIDIA GPUs Turing or newer (GTX 16XX+, RTX 20XX+). These include NVIDIA's proprietary drivers with their new <a href="https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules">open source kernel modules</a>, not to be confused with the reverse engineered open source Nouveau drivers (available in the `main` images). `nvidia` images are recommended for systems with NVIDIA GPUs Pascal or older. These include the closed source kernel modules from NVIDIA. Consult <a href="https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/CodeNames.html">this page</a> if you&#39;re not sure what family your GPU belongs to.' %}

<form method="GET">
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</select>
</div>
<div>
<label for="nvidia"><i>NVIDIA Graphics:</i></label><br>
<label for="nvidia"><i>NVIDIA Proprietary Drivers:</i></label><br>
<select name="nvidia" id="nvidia" required>
<option value="" disabled selected hidden>Do you have NVIDIA?</option>
<option value="main">No</option>
<option value="nvidia">Yes (pre-Turing)</option>
<option value="nvidia-open">Yes (Turing and later)</option>
<option value="nvidia">Yes, closed kernel modules (pre-Turing)</option>
<option value="nvidia-open">Yes, open kernel modules (Turing and later)</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
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