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 updateAfter 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-nvidiaInstall mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidiaInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mir-graphics-drivers-nvidiaHow 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-nvidiaUninstall 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-nvidiaRemove 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-nvidiaRemove 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-nvidiaDependencies
mir-graphics-drivers-nvidia have the following dependencies:
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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.
