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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Open Source NVIDIA Vulkan Driver NVK Reaches Vulkan 1.0 Conformance (9to5linux.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A step toward having an nvidia driver that comes with your open source Linux distro

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I meant, how is it different than what I had before? What is vulkan 1.0?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Some computer games and other graphics intensive apps are using vulkan, and they will now work with an nvidia card without needing to go get nvidias proprietary driver, which is often buggy due to not being properly tested with your desktop and system in general.