diff --git a/misc/tools.func b/misc/tools.func
index c3c17c3e9..f8e8a773c 100644
--- a/misc/tools.func
+++ b/misc/tools.func
@@ -2683,7 +2683,7 @@ function setup_hwaccel() {
   else
     # Multiple GPUs - show selection menu
     echo ""
-    msg_info "Multiple GPUs detected:"
+    msg_custom "⚠" "${YW}" "Multiple GPUs detected:"
     echo ""
     for i in "${!GPU_LIST[@]}"; do
       local type_display="${GPU_TYPES[$i]}"
@@ -3039,16 +3039,36 @@ _setup_nvidia_gpu() {
     if [[ "$os_codename" == "trixie" || "$os_codename" == "sid" ]]; then
       msg_info "Debian ${os_codename}: Using Debian's NVIDIA packages"
 
-      # Try version-matched from Debian repos first
-      local nvidia_pkgs="libcuda1=${nvidia_host_version}* libnvcuvid1=${nvidia_host_version}* libnvidia-encode1=${nvidia_host_version}* libnvidia-ml1=${nvidia_host_version}*"
-      if $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends $nvidia_pkgs 2>/dev/null; then
-        msg_ok "Installed version-matched NVIDIA libraries from Debian"
-      else
-        # Fallback to unversioned (whatever Debian provides)
-        if $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends libcuda1 libnvcuvid1 libnvidia-encode1 libnvidia-ml1 2>/dev/null; then
-          msg_ok "Installed NVIDIA libraries from Debian (version may differ from host)"
+      # Extract major version for flexible matching (580.126.09 -> 580)
+      local nvidia_major_version="${nvidia_host_version%%.*}"
+
+      # Check what versions are actually available
+      local available_version=""
+      available_version=$(apt-cache madison libcuda1 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $3}' | grep -E "^${nvidia_major_version}\." | head -1 || true)
+
+      if [[ -n "$available_version" ]]; then
+        msg_info "Found available NVIDIA version: ${available_version}"
+        local nvidia_pkgs="libcuda1=${available_version} libnvcuvid1=${available_version} libnvidia-encode1=${available_version} libnvidia-ml1=${available_version}"
+        if $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends $nvidia_pkgs 2>/dev/null; then
+          msg_ok "Installed NVIDIA libraries (${available_version})"
         else
-          msg_warn "NVIDIA library installation failed - GPU compute may not work"
+          msg_warn "Failed to install NVIDIA ${available_version} - trying unversioned"
+          $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends libcuda1 libnvcuvid1 libnvidia-encode1 libnvidia-ml1 2>/dev/null || true
+        fi
+      else
+        # No matching major version - try latest available or unversioned
+        msg_warn "No NVIDIA packages for version ${nvidia_major_version}.x found in repos"
+        available_version=$(apt-cache madison libcuda1 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $3}' | head -1 || true)
+        if [[ -n "$available_version" ]]; then
+          msg_info "Trying latest available: ${available_version} (may cause version mismatch)"
+          $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends \
+            libcuda1="${available_version}" libnvcuvid1="${available_version}" \
+            libnvidia-encode1="${available_version}" libnvidia-ml1="${available_version}" 2>/dev/null ||
+            $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends \
+              libcuda1 libnvcuvid1 libnvidia-encode1 libnvidia-ml1 2>/dev/null ||
+            msg_warn "NVIDIA library installation failed - GPU compute may not work"
+        else
+          msg_warn "No NVIDIA packages available in Debian repos - GPU support disabled"
         fi
       fi
       $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends nvidia-smi 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -3083,18 +3103,39 @@ NVIDIA_PIN
 
       $STD apt-get -y update 2>/dev/null || msg_warn "apt update failed - continuing anyway"
 
-      # Install version-matched NVIDIA libraries
-      local nvidia_pkgs="libcuda1=${nvidia_host_version}* libnvcuvid1=${nvidia_host_version}* libnvidia-encode1=${nvidia_host_version}* libnvidia-ml1=${nvidia_host_version}*"
+      # Extract major version for flexible matching (580.126.09 -> 580)
+      local nvidia_major_version="${nvidia_host_version%%.*}"
 
-      msg_info "Installing NVIDIA libraries (version ${nvidia_host_version})"
-      if $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends $nvidia_pkgs 2>/dev/null; then
-        msg_ok "Installed version-matched NVIDIA libraries"
-      else
-        msg_warn "Version-pinned install failed - trying unpinned"
-        if $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends libcuda1 libnvcuvid1 libnvidia-encode1 libnvidia-ml1 2>/dev/null; then
-          msg_ok "Installed NVIDIA libraries (unpinned) - version mismatch may occur"
+      # Check what versions are actually available in CUDA repo
+      local available_version=""
+      available_version=$(apt-cache madison libcuda1 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $3}' | grep -E "^${nvidia_major_version}\." | head -1 || true)
+
+      if [[ -n "$available_version" ]]; then
+        msg_info "Installing NVIDIA libraries (version ${available_version})"
+        local nvidia_pkgs="libcuda1=${available_version} libnvcuvid1=${available_version} libnvidia-encode1=${available_version} libnvidia-ml1=${available_version}"
+        if $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends $nvidia_pkgs 2>/dev/null; then
+          msg_ok "Installed version-matched NVIDIA libraries"
         else
-          msg_warn "NVIDIA library installation failed"
+          msg_warn "Version-pinned install failed - trying unpinned"
+          $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends libcuda1 libnvcuvid1 libnvidia-encode1 libnvidia-ml1 2>/dev/null ||
+            msg_warn "NVIDIA library installation failed"
+        fi
+      else
+        msg_warn "No NVIDIA packages for version ${nvidia_major_version}.x in CUDA repo (host: ${nvidia_host_version})"
+        # Try latest available version
+        available_version=$(apt-cache madison libcuda1 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $3}' | head -1 || true)
+        if [[ -n "$available_version" ]]; then
+          msg_info "Trying latest available: ${available_version} (version mismatch warning)"
+          if $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends \
+            libcuda1="${available_version}" libnvcuvid1="${available_version}" \
+            libnvidia-encode1="${available_version}" libnvidia-ml1="${available_version}" 2>/dev/null; then
+            msg_ok "Installed NVIDIA libraries (${available_version}) - version differs from host"
+          else
+            $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends libcuda1 libnvcuvid1 libnvidia-encode1 libnvidia-ml1 2>/dev/null ||
+              msg_warn "NVIDIA library installation failed"
+          fi
+        else
+          msg_warn "No NVIDIA packages available in CUDA repo - GPU support disabled"
         fi
       fi
 
@@ -3125,11 +3166,24 @@ NVIDIA_PIN
 
     $STD apt-get -y update 2>/dev/null || msg_warn "apt update failed - continuing anyway"
 
-    # Try version-matched install
-    local nvidia_pkgs="libcuda1=${nvidia_host_version}* libnvcuvid1=${nvidia_host_version}* libnvidia-encode1=${nvidia_host_version}* libnvidia-ml1=${nvidia_host_version}*"
-    if $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends $nvidia_pkgs 2>/dev/null; then
-      msg_ok "Installed version-matched NVIDIA libraries"
+    # Extract major version for flexible matching
+    local nvidia_major_version="${nvidia_host_version%%.*}"
+
+    # Check what versions are available
+    local available_version=""
+    available_version=$(apt-cache madison libcuda1 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $3}' | grep -E "^${nvidia_major_version}\." | head -1 || true)
+
+    if [[ -n "$available_version" ]]; then
+      msg_info "Installing NVIDIA libraries (version ${available_version})"
+      local nvidia_pkgs="libcuda1=${available_version} libnvcuvid1=${available_version} libnvidia-encode1=${available_version} libnvidia-ml1=${available_version}"
+      if $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends $nvidia_pkgs 2>/dev/null; then
+        msg_ok "Installed version-matched NVIDIA libraries"
+      else
+        # Fallback to Ubuntu repo packages
+        $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends libnvidia-decode libnvidia-encode nvidia-utils 2>/dev/null || msg_warn "NVIDIA installation failed"
+      fi
     else
+      msg_warn "No NVIDIA packages for version ${nvidia_major_version}.x in CUDA repo"
       # Fallback to Ubuntu repo packages
       $STD apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install --no-install-recommends libnvidia-decode libnvidia-encode nvidia-utils 2>/dev/null || msg_warn "NVIDIA installation failed"
     fi