How to Install Nvidia Driver in Kali 2018

Kali 2018 NVIDIA Driver Installation Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download and Install NVIDIA Driver in Kali 2018 GNU/Linux Desktop.

The NVIDIA Driver Kali Linux 2018 Setup is a breeze, requiring just a few straightforward Shell Commands to complete.

1. Download Latest Driver Kali Linux Driver

   NVIDIA Linux Driver 64-bit

   NVIDIA Driver Linux Driver

   Search for Driver & Linux 64-bit.

2. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

3. Then to Stop X Server & Go to Runlevel 3

   Killing Kali Linux UI

   Stopping Linux X Server

4. Access the Target location
   (Usually Downloads go in the Home folder or when Downloaded with Firefox may be into the Temporary directory /tmp/mozilla*)

   cd ~/Downloads

   Or when downloaded with Firefox maybe:

   cd /tmp/mozilla*

   To Verify that it’s there List the contents with:

   ls .

5. Installing Driver
   First, give Execution Permission:

   sudo chmod +x ./NVIDIA-Linux*.run

   Then Execute the Installer with:

   sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux*.run

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
   If some Issues then See the Readme file on Bottom…
   Possibly to Edit the X Configuration file Post-installation Run:

   nvidia-xconfig