Remove the Nvidia boot logo when using the official linux driver

Create the file /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-nosplash.conf with the following content:

Section "Device"
    Identifier "Nvidia Card"
    Driver "nvidia"
    VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
    Option "NoLogo" "true"
EndSection

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