How To Install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support on Kali Linux. nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support is NVIDIA binary kernel module support files (Tesla 450 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support on Kali Linux.

What is nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support

nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support 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 provides supporting configuration for the kernel module.

There are three methods to install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support 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-tesla-450-kernel-support Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support

Install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support

Install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support 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 nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support

How To Uninstall nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support

Uninstall nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support

Remove nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support Configurations and Data

To remove nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support

Remove nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support

Dependencies

nvidia-tesla-450-kernel-support have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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