How To Install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs on Kali Linux. nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs is NVIDIA metapackage (OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES libraries) (Tesla 460 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs on Kali Linux.

What is nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs

nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs is:

This metapackage depends on the NVIDIA binary libraries that provide optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES applications via a direct-rendering X Server.

There are three methods to install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs 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-460-driver-libs 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-460-driver-libs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs

Install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs

Install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs 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-460-driver-libs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs

How To Uninstall nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs

Uninstall nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs

Remove nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs Configurations and Data

To remove nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs

Remove nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs

Dependencies

nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-tesla-460-driver-libs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.