nocturne

I don’t want a GUI “game launcher”

You may not want one, but the OP is specifically adding about one. So while your post may work for you, it is not what was asked about.

Yeah once I learned about DDU I would download new drivers, reboot into safe mode, run DDU, install new drivers, reboot into normal windows.

Similar process for a new card.

I have not had a Linux desktop since 09 or 10, and I never replaced the graphics card so I cannot speak to that process. I am getting ready to try and resurrect my old gaming desktop with Linux, and I think the graphics card on it was dead/dying so I will likely be replying one soon.

I thought that was the game of Linux, the fiddling.