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Custom Packages

A local repository of packages that are unavailable through standard Arch Linux repositories - rare, deprecated, or legacy software that is still required for specific hardware or workflow needs.

License

Legacy NVIDIA Drivers

Problem

The official Arch Linux repositories have replaced the proprietary nvidia-dkms package with nvidia-open-dkms (open-source kernel modules), which only supports newer GPU architectures. Older cards such as the GTX 1080 (Pascal) require the proprietary driver that is no longer available in the official repositories. The packages stored here represent the last proprietary driver release that still supports these legacy GPUs.

Packages

Package Version Architecture
nvidia-dkms 580.95.05-1 x86_64
nvidia-utils 580.95.05-1 x86_64

Installation

Option 1. Install from Arch Linux Archive (if still available):

sudo pacman -U \
  https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/n/nvidia-dkms/nvidia-dkms-580.95.05-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst \
  https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/n/nvidia-utils/nvidia-utils-580.95.05-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

Option 2. Install from local files:

  1. Download the packages from Google Drive shared folder
  2. Install the downloaded packages
sudo pacman -U nvidia-dkms-580.95.05-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst \
               nvidia-utils-580.95.05-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

IMPORTANT
After installation, add nvidia-dkms and nvidia-utils to the IgnorePkg list in /etc/pacman.conf to prevent accidental upgrades:

IgnorePkg = nvidia-dkms nvidia-utils