Is it possible to install NVIDIA RTX 5060 drivers on openSUSE Tumbleweed?

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Hey everyone,

I’m new to Linux (just started today) and I’m trying to install the NVIDIA RTX 5060 drivers on openSUSE Tumbleweed. I followed the instructions on SDB:NVIDIA drivers - openSUSE Wiki

zypper install openSUSE-repos-Tumbleweed-NVIDIA
zypper install-new-recommends

However, it’s not working when I try to play games like Minecraft, and I still see “llvmpipe” as the graphics processor. I’m unsure if the driver is even installed correctly or if I missed something in the process.

Here’s my system information:

  • Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250818
  • KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4
  • KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
  • Qt Version: 6.9.1
  • Kernel Version: 6.16.1-1-default (64-bit)
  • Graphics Platform: X11
  • Processors: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core Processor
  • Memory: 32 GiB of RAM
  • Graphics Processor: llvmpipe (Software Renderer)
  • Manufacturer: MSI
  • Product Name: MS-7C95
  • System Version: 1.0

Can anyone point out what I might have missed or help troubleshoot? I’m really eager to get my GPU working on Linux! Any tips or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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Is it possible…

Definitely yes.

Execute following commands in a terminal/konsole and post the results here in preformatted text tags (</> button in the forum editor).

zypper se -si nvidia
and
inxi -GSaz

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bi3l@bi3lnetwork:~>  zypper se -si nvidia
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S  | Name                             | Type    | Version              | Arch   | Repository
---+----------------------------------+---------+----------------------+--------+-----------
i  | kernel-firmware-nvidia           | package | 20250516-4.1         | noarch | repo-oss
i  | openSUSE-repos-Tumbleweed-NVIDIA | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1 | x86_64 | repo-oss
bi3l@bi3lnetwork:~>  inxi -GSaz
System:
  Kernel: 6.16.1-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.1.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.1-1-default
    root=UUID=dd622ed6-fe08-4b7b-89de-62ff7742cf50 splash=silent
    mitigations=auto quiet security=selinux selinux=1
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.4.4 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.17.0
    wm: kwin_x11 tools: avail: xscreensaver vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: openSUSE
    Tumbleweed 20250818
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GB206 [GeForce RTX 5060] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau
    v: kernel non-free: N/A status: unknown device ID pcie: gen: 4
    speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 5 speed: 32 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
    active: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 2b:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2d05
    class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: vesa
    alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,nvidia gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x285mm (40.00x11.22")
    s-diag: 1055mm (41.54")
  Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: primary,left model: BenQ ZOWIE XL LCD
    serial: <filter> built: 2020 res: N/A dpi: 92 gamma: 1.2
    size: 531x298mm (20.91x11.73") diag: 609mm (24") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 pos: right model: LG (GoldStar) FULL HD
    built: 2016 res: N/A dpi: 102 gamma: 1.2 size: 480x270mm (18.9x10.63")
    diag: 551mm (21.7") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast
    surfaceless: drv: swrast x11: drv: swrast inactive: wayland,device-0
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.1.7 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
    renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.8 256 bits) device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff
    memory: 30.53 GiB unified: yes
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.321 layers: 1 device: 0 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
    20.1.8 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
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Ok, you have no drivers installed at all.

To install:

sudo zypper in nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-meta nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default nvidia-video-G06 nvidia-gl-G06 nvidia-compute-G06

Reboot afterwards and show us again the results of the two initial commands to confirm that the installation was succesfull.

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It worked, thank you so much! It’s people like you that make windows users want to try/keep using linux :slight_smile:

bi3l@bi3lnetwork:~> zypper se -si nvidia
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S  | Name                                      | Type    | Version                 | Arch   | Repository
---+-------------------------------------------+---------+-------------------------+--------+--------------
i  | kernel-firmware-nvidia                    | package | 20250516-4.1            | noarch | repo-oss
i  | libnvidia-egl-gbm1                        | package | 1.1.2-7.14              | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | libnvidia-egl-wayland1                    | package | 1.1.20-51.1             | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | libnvidia-egl-x111                        | package | 1.0.3-21.1              | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | libnvidia-gpucomp                         | package | 580.76.05-39.1          | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-common-G06                         | package | 580.76.05-39.1          | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-compute-G06                        | package | 580.76.05-39.1          | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-compute-utils-G06                  | package | 580.76.05-39.1          | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-gl-G06                             | package | 580.76.05-39.1          | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-modprobe                           | package | 580.76.05-17.1          | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default | package | 580.76.05_k6.16.1_1-2.2 | x86_64 | repo-oss
i  | nvidia-persistenced                       | package | 580.76.05-2.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-userspace-meta-G06                 | package | 580.76.05-11.1          | noarch | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-userspace-meta-G06                 | package | 580.76.05-11.1          | noarch | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-video-G06                          | package | 580.76.05-39.1          | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | openSUSE-repos-Tumbleweed-NVIDIA          | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1    | x86_64 | repo-oss
bi3l@bi3lnetwork:~>  inxi -GSaz
System:
  Kernel: 6.16.1-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.1.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.16.1-1-default
    root=UUID=dd622ed6-fe08-4b7b-89de-62ff7742cf50 splash=silent
    mitigations=auto quiet security=selinux selinux=1
    rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.4.4 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.17.0
    wm: kwin_x11 tools: avail: xscreensaver vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: openSUSE
    Tumbleweed 20250818
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GB206 [GeForce RTX 5060] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia
    v: 580.76.05 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: N/A
    status: unknown device ID pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max:
    gen: 5 speed: 32 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none off: DP-1,HDMI-A-1
    empty: DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 2b:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2d05 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting,vesa
    alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
    display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1080 s-dpi: 92 s-size: 1060x301mm (41.73x11.85")
    s-diag: 1102mm (43.38")
  Monitor-1: DP-1 mapped: DP-0 note: disabled pos: primary,left
    model: BenQ ZOWIE XL LCD serial: <filter> built: 2020 res: N/A dpi: 92
    gamma: 1.2 size: 531x298mm (20.91x11.73") diag: 609mm (24") ratio: 16:9
    modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-0 note: disabled pos: right
    model: LG (GoldStar) FULL HD built: 2016 res: N/A dpi: 102 gamma: 1.2
    size: 480x270mm (18.9x10.63") diag: 551mm (21.7") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
    drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia
    inactive: wayland,device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.76.05
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060/PCIe/SSE2
    memory: 7.77 GiB
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.321 layers: 3 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
    name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:2d05 surfaces: N/A
    device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.8 256 bits) driver: N/A
    device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
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Perfect. The drivers are installed now and working. Have fun with your box!

If you want to have graphical settings for your GPU you can additionally install the package nvidia-settings

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