The nvidia-legacy and nvidia-340.108-updated repositories maintain patched versions of "dropped" legacy drivers to run on modern Linux systems (kernels 6.0+).
, a community-led, reverse-engineered driver that often struggled with power management and performance. In 2022, NVIDIA began a major shift by releasing its Open GPU Kernel Modules nvidia modded drivers github
nvidia-all provides an "all-in-one" installer for Arch Linux users, including custom patches to ensure older drivers remain compatible with the latest Linux kernels. The nvidia-legacy and nvidia-340