nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux

What's Changed

• Included code quality compliance by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/84
• Setup GitHub Actions for code compliance checks by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/86
• Setup Dependabot alerts by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/88
• Loosen Python version requirement by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/90
• Add .gitignore by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/91
• Bump pyparsing from 3.0.7 to 3.0.8 by @dependabot in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/95
• Bump platformdirs from 2.5.1 to 2.5.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/96
• Bump typing-extensions from 4.1.1 to 4.2.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/97
• Update NVIDIA CUDA repositories by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/102
• Add error correction messages by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/103
• Version bumped from 0.4.0 to 0.4.1 by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/104
• Update RPM specfile for v0.4.1 by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/105

New Contributors

• @dependabot made their first contribution in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/95

Full Changelog: https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1

What's Changed

• Update README.md by @Existential-nonce in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/72
• Fix distro identification by @xfgusta in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/74
• Restructuring with Poetry + Modularity + Bug fixes by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/81
  • Restructured the project to make the codebase more modular
  • Performed repository clean up and removal of static files
  • Reworked the dependency management with the use of Poetry
  • Deprecated COPR build updates for Mageia, EPEL and OpenSUSE
  • Reimplimented CLI compositing to make use of commands over options
  • Removed dedicated installation of x86 NVIDIA libraries due to inclusion
  • Fixed RPM Fusion Non-free repo detection by force installation
  • Updated official CUDA repositories to point to Fedora 34 or later

New Contributors

• @Existential-nonce made their first contribution in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/72
• @xfgusta made their first contribution in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/pull/74

Full Changelog: https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora-linux/compare/v0.3.9...v0.4.0

What's Changed

• Cosmetic RPM specfile fix by @thunderbirdtr in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora/pull/68
• PyProject Packaging by @t0xic0der in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora/pull/70

New Contributors

• @thunderbirdtr made their first contribution in https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora/pull/68

Full Changelog: https://github.com/t0xic0der/nvidia-auto-installer-for-fedora/compare/v0.3.8...v0.3.9

Reworked existing features

• Replaced ping with curl for checking availability of RPM Fusion servers
• Replaced ping with curl for checking availability of NVIDIA Developer servers

Added new features

• Added option to enable/disable PRIME support on Optimus-supported devices
• Added other miscellaneous changes for ease of maintenance

Today marks the first anniversary of this tool - 22 May 2020 was the date on which the first release of this tool was made generally available in public. 🎉

Made changes for renewed CUDA installation methods.

• Reworked installation method for CUDA repo compatibility
• Minor patch leading to a version bump

Made utility-based changes for F34.

• Corrected unicode escape sequences for colors
• Changed CUDA repository to the most recent F33 remote install
• Fixed imports for development/packaged environment
• Refactored the code to remove needless lines
• Made compliance related changes here and there
• Tested and confirmed the tool to be working in F34 Workstation

Added tons of new features here.

• Combined RPM Fusion pinging, checking, installing into a single module
• Combined driver installer and existing package checking into a single module
• Combined host detection with GPU support checking into a single module
• Revamped installation mode using command line arguments
• Withdrew x86 libraries from the default installation mode
• Added a new x86 libraries mode of installation for Xorg
• Added integrated CUDA module for repository checking, adding and installing
• Added support for FFMPEG acceleration using NVENC/NVDEC
• Added dedicated privilege check for each installation mode
• Added video hardware acceleration using VDPAU/VAAPI
• Added support for installation of Vulkan renderer
• Placeholder added for install everything mode of installation (Yet to be completed)
• Converged all low-level module operations into a single file for speed
• All print operations have been replaced by click-echo for optimization
• Added checks for NVIDIA repository and RPM Fusion repository availability
• Added network availability check before pinging respective repo servers
• Improved handling of interrupt. halt and suspend system calls for tool

Bugs fixed.

• Fixed broken repository addition module
  • Added installation of fedora-workstation-repositories first
  • Added enabling of repository after the install is complete

Improved.

• Removed mandatory sleep for kernel module load
• Removed dependency on kernel module loader
• Removed kernel module force-read altogether
• Defaulted textual messages to autocolor for better legibility

Bugs fixed

• Fixed boolean choices in main function
• Fixed boolean choices in package check
• Fixed prompt colors for custom-themed terminals

Improved.

• Cleaned up repeated code using class implemented decorator calls
• Enforced root access for whole operation instead of sudo implementation
• Added support for x86 libraries of Xorg display server
• Added distribution identification with support status display
• Scaled up to accompany Workstation as well as Fedora Spins

Bugs fixed.

• Added dedicated status check for driver installation
• Added dedicated status check for kernel module reader
• Fixed confirmation choice during package check
• Fixed typo in RPM Fusion mentions throughout the tool interface

Initial release

• Added host detection with display of system details and hostname
• Added GPU compatibility check for detecting active NVIDIA GPU
• Added detection for Optimus Dual GPU and dedicated GPU setups
• Declination to install if no active NVIDIA GPU is detected
• Added check for existing driver installations with listing of packages
• Added ability to install over an existing driver installation
• Added reachability check for RPMFusion servers before fetching
• Added automatic fetching and enabling of RPMFusion NVIDIA Repo
• Declination to install if repository addition is voluntarily cancelled
• Added skipping repo fetch and update if repository is present
• Added exclusive 64-bit driver installation with kernel load sleeptime
• Added forced kernel config read events with forced sleeptime
• Added restart feature activated with consent of the user