portage-ng / portage / x11-drivers / nvidia-drivers / 470.256.02-r2
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!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.256.02-r2" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.256.02-r2::gentoo (masked by: package.mask, NVIDIA-r2 license(s))
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# Ionen Wolkens <ionen@gentoo.org> (2024-11-19)
# NVIDIA dropped support for the 470.xx branch in September 2024[1].
#
# Users are free to unmask and keep using, but be warned it is very
# likely to be affected by security issues[2] as NVIDIA does not
# track nor fix these for this branch anymore.
#
# Gentoo will keep it packaged for as long as reasonably possible
# (albeit masked) but no true support will be given nor patches
# for newer kernels. It is recommended to use 6.6.x LTS kernels or
# older (6.6.x will be supported upstream until December 2026,
# and 6.1.x a year further to December 2027).
#
# Major issues will lead to removal without further warning, e.g.
# if no usable kernels left in tree, or if broken with a newer Xorg.
#
# >> It is recommended to switch to nouveau[3] drivers (regardless
#    of its worse performance), or ideally replace the hardware.
#
# [1] https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3142
#     https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5202
# [2] https://bugs.gentoo.org/942031#c7
# [3] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Nouveau

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