NVIDIA Latest CentOS Driver Installation

Installing

2. 2. Downloading Latest NVIDIA Driver

   Download NVIDIA Latest Generic Driver CentOS Linux Driver

   NVIDIA Linux Driver Latest 64-bit

   NVIDIA Driver Linux Driver

   Search for Driver & Linux 64-bit.
   Especially relevant: after October 2020 you may first search if is updated the RPM Fusion Akmod NVIDIA Driver.
   And if yes then see instead: How to Install the Latest NVIDIA Driver from CentOS RPM Fusion Repo.

3. 3. Upgrading System

   (Optional) So first is Recommended to Upgrade CentOS
   With:

   sudo dnf upgrade

   And in case of a New Kernel Setup then to Reboot it

   sudo reboot

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

4. 4. Killing X

   Then to Stop X Server & Go to Runlevel 3

   Booting CentOS in Server Mode

   Stopping Linux X Server

5. 5. Accessing Target

   Access the Target location
   Try:

   cd ~/Downloads

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

   ls . | grep NVIDIA

   The grep Command refine the output List showing only the Entries matching the Keyword.
   But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.

6. 6. Installing Latest NVIDIA Driver

   Now to Install NVIDIA Generic CentOS 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

   Last, to Load your barely New Graphics Driver Reboot with:

   sudo reboot