Today i updated tumbleweed, and kernel got updated to 6.18. This broke Nvidia drivers. I am booting with previous kernel 6.17.9 now. What are my options? Wait for next update for a fix? How long it will take? Or any other solution? Because kernel updates will be a monthly affair.
I have got the same issue. It is replicated after every major kernel update. I am force to using kernel 6.7.19 instead.
This is zypper se -si nvidia output:
S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
---+-------------------------------------------+---------+--------------------------+--------+--------------------------
i | kernel-firmware-nvidia | package | 20251018-1.1 | noarch | Repozytorium główne (OSS)
i | kernel-firmware-nvidia | package | 20251018-1.1 | noarch | openSUSE-20251022-1
i | kernel-firmware-nvidia | package | 20251018-1.1 | noarch | repo-oss
i | libnvidia-egl-gbm1 | package | 1.1.2-7.17 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-wayland1 | package | 1.1.20-52.3 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-x111 | package | 1.0.3-21.5 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-gpucomp | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | libnvidia-gpucomp-32bit | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-common-G06 | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-compute-G06 | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-compute-G06-32bit | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-compute-utils-G06 | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-gl-G06 | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-libXNVCtrl | package | 580.105.08-47.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-modprobe | package | 580.105.08-20.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default | package | 580.105.08_k6.17.9_1-2.4 | x86_64 | Repozytorium główne (OSS)
i+ | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default | package | 580.105.08_k6.17.9_1-2.4 | x86_64 | openSUSE-20251022-1
i+ | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default | package | 580.105.08_k6.17.9_1-2.4 | x86_64 | repo-oss
i+ | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-meta | package | 580.105.08-25.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-persistenced | package | 580.105.08-2.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-userspace-meta-G06 | package | 580.105.08-24.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-video-G06 | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | openSUSE-repos-MicroOS-NVIDIA | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1 | x86_64 | Repozytorium główne (OSS)
i | openSUSE-repos-MicroOS-NVIDIA | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1 | x86_64 | openSUSE-20251022-1
i | openSUSE-repos-MicroOS-NVIDIA | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1 | x86_64 | repo-oss
I tried to reinstall drivers when booting using:
sudo zypper in -f nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default
sudo zypper in -f nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-meta
but with no result.
Why is this happenned all the time?
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On fedora, driver is recompiled with DKMS after kernel update. So, there is no issue. Tumbleweed seems to have different approach.
run inxi -GSaz as root in a terminal and post the results with the code tag “</>”… it may be that your card is no longer supported by the G06 drivers … it’s hard to help with no information
What do you mean “no result”? post the full command and the message with the “</>” code tag …
The driver failes to build:
I will chime in here to say that I’m having this (or a very similar) issue after running an update today, and I have a 3070, so I don’t think this is an issue of an older card getting booted from G06 driver support.
For me, running
sudo zypper in -f nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-meta
results in the following error message:
The to be installed nvidia-common-G06-580.105.08-44.1.x86_64 requires '(nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp = 580.105.08 if nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-meta)', but this requirement cannot be provided
which would indicate to me that something has gone wrong that’s outside of user control?
While I’ve been chasing this down, I noticed two things which may or may not be relevant:
For some reason, the Nvidia repo that was showing as installed in Myrlyn had changed to the MicroOS one when for me it should (presumably?) have been Tumbleweed.
I also noticed that this driver version (580.105) was missing a corresponding .der file in /usr/share/nvidia-pubkeys, dunno if the open driver does things differently, but the last few times an Nvidia driver failed to work for me, it was just that I’d missed the MOK enrolment prompt on reboot and needed to run mokutil --import {that file}
inxi -GSaz output
System:
Kernel: 6.17.9-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.17.9-1-default
root=UUID=2f1c4e3c-38b9-45e3-9fde-4e808e939077 splash=silent
systemd.show_status=yes quiet security=selinux selinux=1
rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau mitigations=auto
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.20.0
wm: kwin_wayland tools: avail: xscreensaver vt: 3 dm: SDDM Distro: openSUSE
Tumbleweed 20251204
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU116 [GeForce GTX 1650] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia
v: 580.105.08 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550-580.xx+
status: current (as of 2025-11; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx
process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-2022 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
lanes: 16 ports: active: DVI-D-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:2188 class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
unloaded: modesetting,nouveau,vesa failed: nv alternate: fbdev
gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DVI-D-1 model: Idek Iiyama PLX2483H serial: <filter>
built: 2014 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 92 gamma: 1.2
size: 531x299mm (20.91x11.77") diag: 609mm (24") 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 wayland: drv: nvidia
x11: drv: nvidia inactive: device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.105.08
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 3.91 GiB display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 layers: 3 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 driver: nvidia v: 580.105.08
device-ID: 10de:2188 surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 21.1.6 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.3.0 (LLVM 21.1.6)
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
I just updated about an hour ago and my 750ti with proprietary driver installed “the hard way” with NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-580.105.08.run had no problems at all … I believe there is a new 590 driver out though … would the G06 go to G07 on that? I’ve never used repository drivers …
For kernel 6.18
System:
Kernel: 6.18.0-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.18.0-1-default
root=UUID=2f1c4e3c-38b9-45e3-9fde-4e808e939077 splash=silent
systemd.show_status=yes quiet security=selinux selinux=1
rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau mitigations=auto
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.20.0
wm: kwin_wayland tools: avail: xscreensaver vt: 3 dm: SDDM Distro: openSUSE
Tumbleweed 20251204
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU116 [GeForce GTX 1650] vendor: Gigabyte driver: N/A
alternate: nouveau non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-11;
EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx process: TSMC 12nm FF
built: 2018-2022 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2188 class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nouveau
unloaded: vesa failed: nv,nvidia alternate: fbdev gpu: N/A display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: Unknown-1 res: mode: 1024x768 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 96
size: 270x203mm (10.63x7.99") diag: 338mm (13.3") modes: 1024x768
API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast
wayland: drv: swrast x11: drv: swrast inactive: gbm
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.3.0 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.6 256 bits) device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff
memory: 15.1 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 layers: 3 device: 0 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
21.1.6 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.3.0 (LLVM 21.1.6)
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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Maybe use this Repo, but only for the opendriver, not for the closed driver:
https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/Drivers:/Video:/Redesign/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/
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The closed driver rpms work flawlessly (as the kernel modules are built on the users machine). So simply installing the closed kmp will be an intermediate solution…
ich@rennsemmel:~> inxi -GSaz
System:
Kernel: 6.18.0-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.18.0-1-default
root=UUID=dbe5ab96-9bae-48cc-b1f5-4a68dd78602d security=apparmor
rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau mitigations=auto
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.20.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 3 dm: SDDM Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20251204
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA102 [GeForce RTX 3080 Ti] vendor: Palit Microsystems
driver: nvidia v: 580.105.08 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-11; EOL~2026-12-xx)
arch: Ampere code: GAxxx process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-3
empty: DP-1,DP-2,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2208
class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
unloaded: modesetting,nouveau,vesa alternate: fbdev,nv
gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-3 model: VG27B serial: <filter> built: 2022 res:
mode: 2560x1440 hz: 144 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2
size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 2560x1440 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 wayland: drv: nvidia
x11: drv: nvidia inactive: device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.105.08
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 11.72 GiB display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 layers: 8 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti driver: nvidia v: 580.105.08 device-ID: 10de:2208
surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.6 256 bits)
driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.3.0 (LLVM 21.1.6) device-ID: 10005:0000
surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
ich@rennsemmel:~>
sudo zypper in -f nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-default
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I know this solution. And time to time I have to switch from open to closed driver.
Maybe I have to do it again.
In case I broke something while I was trying to fix this, does anything jump out from these:
S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
---+----------------------------------+---------+----------------------+--------+-------------------
i | kernel-firmware-nvidia | package | 20251018-1.1 | noarch | repo-oss
i | libnvidia-egl-gbm1 | package | 1.1.2-7.17 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-gbm1-32bit | package | 1.1.2-7.12 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-wayland1 | package | 1.1.20-52.3 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-wayland1-32bit | package | 1.1.20-52.3 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-x111 | package | 1.0.3-21.5 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-x111-32bit | package | 1.0.3-21.4 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-gpucomp | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-gpucomp-32bit | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-common-G06 | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-compute-G06 | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-compute-G06-32bit | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-compute-utils-G06 | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-gl-G06 | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-gl-G06-32bit | package | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-libXNVCtrl | package | 590.44.01-1 | x86_64 | Nvidia OpenSUSE 15
i+ | nvidia-open-driver-G06 | package | 580.105.08-1 | noarch | Nvidia OpenSUSE 15
i+ | nvidia-settings | package | 590.44.01-1 | x86_64 | Nvidia OpenSUSE 15
i | nvidia-userspace-meta-G06 | package | 580.105.08-24.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | openSUSE-repos-Tumbleweed-NVIDIA | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1 | x86_64 | repo-oss
and
System:
Kernel: 6.17.9-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.17.9-1-default
root=UUID=0b66828d-8e38-4442-9350-37747a1b6f49 splash=silent nomodeset
mitigations=auto quiet security=selinux selinux=1
rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.20.0
wm: kwin_wayland tools: avail: xscreensaver vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: openSUSE
Tumbleweed 20251204
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA104 [GeForce RTX 3070] driver: N/A alternate: nouveau
non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-11; EOL~2026-12-xx)
arch: Ampere code: GAxxx process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 2d:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2484
class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
unloaded: modesetting,vesa alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv gpu: N/A
display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: Unknown-1 res: mode: 1024x768 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 96
size: 270x203mm (10.63x7.99") diag: 338mm (13.3") modes: 1024x768
API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast
wayland: drv: swrast x11: drv: swrast inactive: gbm
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.3.0 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.6 256 bits) device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff
memory: 30.53 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :0.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 layers: 8 device: 0 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
21.1.6 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.3.0 (LLVM 21.1.6)
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
(I can post the 6.18 kernel output if necessary, but with things as they are now, neither kernel has a functioning Nvidia driver)
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I have noticed it too. One of the packages is named with MicroOS. strange.
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Yes, you have no kmp package installed, which contains the necessary kernel modules.
ich@rennsemmel:~> zypper se -si nvidia
Repository-Daten werden geladen...
Installierte Pakete werden gelesen...
S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
---+----------------------------------+-------+---------------------------+--------+--------------
i | kernel-firmware-nvidia | Paket | 20251018-1.1 | noarch | repo-oss
i | libnvidia-egl-gbm1 | Paket | 1.1.2-7.17 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-gbm1-32bit | Paket | 1.1.2-7.12 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-wayland1 | Paket | 1.1.20-52.3 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-wayland1-32bit | Paket | 1.1.20-52.3 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-x111 | Paket | 1.0.3-21.5 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-egl-x111-32bit | Paket | 1.0.3-21.4 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-gpucomp | Paket | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | libnvidia-gpucomp-32bit | Paket | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-common-G06 | Paket | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-compute-G06 | Paket | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-compute-G06-32bit | Paket | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-compute-utils-G06 | Paket | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-default | Paket | 580.105.08_k6.17.6_1-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-gl-G06 | Paket | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-gl-G06-32bit | Paket | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-libXNVCtrl | Paket | 580.105.08-47.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-modprobe | Paket | 580.105.08-20.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-persistenced | Paket | 580.105.08-2.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-settings | Paket | 580.105.08-47.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-video-G06 | Paket | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i | nvidia-video-G06-32bit | Paket | 580.105.08-44.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | openSUSE-repos-Tumbleweed-NVIDIA | Paket | 20250728.9adc675-1.1 | x86_64 | repo-oss
ich@rennsemmel:~>
if I try to install nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-meta, that throws the error I posted above.
EDIT: nvidia-driver-G06 says it provides the open-source nvidia kernel modules, but when I try to install it, the error is the to be installed nvidia-driver-G06-580.105.08-1.x86_64 conflicts with 'nvidia-open-driver-G06-kmp' provided by the installed nvidia-driver-G06-580.105.08-1.noarch, which reads like I ought to have a kmp module installed, but clearly I don’t
I assume I should probably get rid of the open driver for now and revert to the proprietary one?
Proprietary driver works, at least. I’d eventually like to switch over to the open-source, but I guess I’ll wait for the next driver update.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
I don’t know where you got those packages from, but they are clearly not for Tumbleweed, so you don’t have to “get rid of the open driver” but “get rid of the wrong repository”.
But for the time being be aware that the open driver didn’t build for Tumbleweed as @Sauerland already wrote, so maybe wait a couple of days before trying again.
I hadn’t messed around with my Nvidia repos prior to today
While I was troubleshooting, I looked in the Myrlyn search menu, I saw that I had a package called “OpenSUSE-repos-MicroOS-NVIDIA”, which I thought was strange, so I uninstalled that one and enabled “openSUSE-repos-Tumbleweed-NVIDIA”
when I look at the “Repositories” window in Myrlyn now, I see the name of my Nvidia repository is “Nvidia openSUSE 15”
not sure what else I can tell you, I’m pretty sure this is the only time I’ve changed anything repo-related after enabling the Nvidia repo when I first installed the OS
I’ve seen that as well … “MicroOS” … hmmm … haven’t seen that lately but I use zypper 99.9 percent of the time