How To Install nvidia-persistenced on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-persistenced on Kali Linux.
What is nvidia-persistenced
nvidia-persistenced is:
When persistence mode is enabled, the daemon prevents the driver from releasing device state when the device is not in use. This can improve the startup time of new clients in this scenario.
There are three methods to install nvidia-persistenced 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 nvidia-persistenced Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nvidia-persistenced using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-persistencedInstall nvidia-persistenced Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nvidia-persistenced using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvidia-persistencedInstall nvidia-persistenced 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 nvidia-persistenced using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-persistencedHow To Uninstall nvidia-persistenced on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nvidia-persistenced package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvidia-persistencedUninstall nvidia-persistenced And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvidia-persistenced and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-persistencedRemove nvidia-persistenced Configurations and Data
To remove nvidia-persistenced configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-persistencedRemove nvidia-persistenced configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvidia-persistenced configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-persistencedDependencies
nvidia-persistenced have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-persistenced package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.