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How to Switch Primary GPU to NVIDIA on Wayland for KDE Plasma and GNOME

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9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor
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Most distros default to the integrated GPU (e.g. AMD or Intel) of your computer, whether it’s a laptop or a desktop workstation, so here’s a quick tutorial on how to switch the primary GPU to NVIDIA on Wayland.

I’ve tested this tutorial on the GNOME and KDE Plasma desktop environments using Wayland since they’re the most popular amongst Linux users, but it should work on other desktops if they use either Plasma’s KWin or GNOME’s Mutter window and composite managers.

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