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Fix codeblock formatting in set-nvidia-as-primary-gpu-on-optimus-based-laptops.adoc

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@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ First, consider the following points:
== Step #1: Update from the existing repositories
Execute
[source, console]
----
sudo dnf upgrade
$ sudo dnf upgrade
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Once to update all your packages first.
@ -64,8 +65,9 @@ Select *RPM Fusion for Fedora 32 - Nonfree - NVIDIA Driver* and *ENABLE* it. It
== Step #3: Update from the newly added repositories
Execute
[source, console]
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sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
$ sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
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to fetch all available updates from the newly added repository.
@ -73,8 +75,9 @@ image:how-to-set-nvidia-as-primary-gpu-on-optimus-based-laptops-2.png[]
== Step #4: Install the driver and its dependencies
Execute
[source, console]
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sudo dnf install gcc kernel-headers kernel-devel akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686
$ sudo dnf install gcc kernel-headers kernel-devel akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686
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to get the driver and all necessary dependencies.
@ -85,9 +88,10 @@ You **must** wait 5-10 minutes for the kernel modules to load. Please do not pro
== Step #6: Read from the updated kernel modules
Execute
[source, console]
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sudo akmods --force
sudo dracut --force
$ sudo akmods --force
$ sudo dracut --force
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This would force the configuration to be read from the updated kernel modules which now have the NVIDIA drivers in them.
@ -105,25 +109,29 @@ This means that the driver installation was successful leading to the detection
== Step #8: Edit the X11 configuration
Please ensure that the [application]`xrandr` package is installed before proceeding with this step:
[source, console]
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sudo dnf install xrandr
$ sudo dnf install xrandr
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Execute the following command to copy the display render details for the X11.
[source, console]
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sudo cp -p /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/nvidia.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/nvidia.conf
$ sudo cp -p /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/nvidia.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/nvidia.conf
----
Once done, open up the `nvidia.conf` from the copy destination and edit it to add
[source, conf]
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Option "PrimaryGPU" "yes"
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to the `OutputClass` section of it.
For example, use `nano`
[source, console]
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sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/nvidia.conf
$ sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/nvidia.conf
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and make changes.
@ -142,16 +150,18 @@ Reboot your system and proceed to the next steps to verify the change in configu
== Step #10: Verify the configuration
Open a terminal and type in
[source, console]
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glxinfo | egrep "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer"
$ glxinfo | egrep "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer"
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It should show your NVIDIA GPU.
image:how-to-set-nvidia-as-primary-gpu-on-optimus-based-laptops-6.png[]
Check on `screenfetch`.
[source, console]
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screenfetch
$ screenfetch
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It should show your NVIDIA GPU under the GPU name.