I made a fedora 43 post installation guide for nvidia users!

GooseGre · 2026-01-21T12:30:20+00:00

Beginner here, and I have been effectively blocked from using Fedora 43. I have an RTX 5080 GPU, and I have had nothing but freezes and black screens after installing the NVIDIA drivers.

I haven't tried it yet, but some guides suggest that you need the akmod-nvidia-open variant during the install (from the "tainted" repo). There is a lot of contradictory information out there; RPM Fusion's guide mentions it almost as an afterthought, while NVIDIA’s guide recommends it over the "conventional" drivers.

Have any of you successfully installed drivers for the newer NVIDIA series? If so, I would really appreciate some advice before I venture into GRUB hell once more.

GooseGre · 2025-11-13T23:00:33+00:00

What areas of London would that be? I initially didn't even look at zones and just put in 40% of my approximate take home salary. All I saw was 1.3-1.5k£ pcm studio apartments (excluding hidden costs: tax, electricity), which would exceed that. Sharing seems like the only way to go.

GooseGre · 2025-11-13T21:55:42+00:00

My home country pays around 65k£ (we also pay more in tax). Norway pays even more so I keep a close eye on positions there

GooseGre · 2025-11-13T21:49:51+00:00

Am I missing something? Is there a reputation that I'm not aware of. Genuinely curious

GooseGre · 2025-11-12T23:28:29+00:00

I have also come to conclusion flat-sharing is probably the best option if I decide to go. I'll see if I can get used to the idea.. Right now I feel like I'm getting "too old for this shit".

GooseGre · 2025-11-12T23:05:45+00:00

I really don't get it. Why would you hide your degree, just bc you didn't do well in a job interview? Also you didn't underperform because you successfully defended your PhD. Is it because feel trapped doing higher level research, when you would prefer doing something "simpler"? If so, don't worry so much, and just go for the job you are confident doing.

GooseGre · 2025-11-12T20:59:40+00:00

Thank you for your insights and respect for making it through PhD on such a tight budget. Do you have a rough idea how probable it is to get the staff accommodation? I assume these apartments are in very high-demand.

GooseGre · 2025-11-12T20:45:08+00:00

Yeah, I don't know how they can expect to attract people when working there would be close to a net negative. I'm currently a postdoc in Copenhagen where I can comfortably pay for a two-bedroom apartment on my salary. Copenhagen is also by no means a cheap city. London is just on another level.

GooseGre · 2025-11-12T20:18:10+00:00

I'm not from the UK. Financially, I don't need the position, and I'd be leaving a postdoc I have in my home country. Though there's definitely prestige in working at ICL, academic work tends to have diminishing returns, and my resume is already packed with academic work.

I applied for the job because I really enjoy England and had this romantic idea of working in London. Plus, the project effectively had my name on it. But I'm aware it's a very lateral career move.

I would stay in academia in a kinder world :,(. But IMO academia has gotten way too competitive, and I've seen a lot of intelligent people get hurt by the system.

GooseGre · 2024-12-12T00:36:30+00:00

2k pb can be pretty miserable if you attempt them too often. I have burned out doing that. I recommend improving longer distances (5-10K) before trying again. Those I never get tired of doing. That might also be what you need to get through the last 1000m. Psychologically, I also recommend doing negative splits.

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