How To Install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia on Kali Linux.

What is mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia

mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia is:

Mir is a display server running on Linux systems, with a focus on efficiency, robust operation and a well-defined driver model.

This package depends on a full set of graphics drivers for Nvidia systems.

There are three methods to install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia 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 mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia

Install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia

Install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia 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 mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia

How To Uninstall mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia

Uninstall mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia

Remove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia Configurations and Data

To remove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia

Remove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia

Dependencies

mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia have the following dependencies:

• mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16
• mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
• mir-platform-input-evdev7

References

• mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.