Q: Does Fedora have something like Linux Mint’s Driver Manager that basically automates the process of installing 3rd Party drivers (most notably NVIDIA video drivers)?
For nvidia there is the rmpfusion drivers. See Making sure you're not a bot!
There is the akmods and dkms software that helps to build out-of-tree drivers.
I have been able to successfully install the rmpfusion drivers in Fedora… but I do wish the driver install process was as easy as it is in Linux Mint!
But then again, I wish the TPM drive encryption password storage method was as easy on Linux Mint as it is with Fedora, so go figure! But it would be nice to see easy-to-use tools for both of these in Fedora nevertheless!
Mint does not have the same restrictions as fedora for software that may have licensing, copyright, or other restrictions related to distribution of the software (due to their physical location and policies).
The nvidia drivers are proprietary and cannot be distributed by fedora in any way. Rpmfusion is not located in the US so they do not have the same restrictions and provide a very easy to use alternate source for the software that fedora is unable to directly provide.
1 Like