How To Install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 on Kali Linux. libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 is NVIDIA NGX runtime library (Tesla 450)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 on Kali Linux.

What is libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1

libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 is:

The NVIDIA binary driver provides optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES applications via a direct-rendering X Server for graphics cards using NVIDIA chip sets.

This package contains the NVIDIA NGX runtime library.

There are three methods to install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1

Install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1

Install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1

How To Uninstall libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1

Uninstall libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1

Remove libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1

Remove libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1

Dependencies

libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-tesla-450-ngx1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.