How to Install and Uninstall nvidia-detect Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "nvidia-detect" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install nvidia-detect on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nvidia-detect
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nvidia-detect" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall nvidia-detect on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                nvidia-detect
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nvidia-detect package on Kali Linux

Package: nvidia-detect
Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Version: 525.147.05-6
Installed-Size: 217
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: pciutils
Size: 144964
SHA256: 6a76cfbea644bb88ead3c7781c3c7e08ea68dd0161b8ed9d0117fdcd5a1f2cdd
SHA1: 1905264fd198b427761a3ab6ae3280ee6926a22b
MD5sum: 3871574eced2da4ef02cda88a547b61e
Description: NVIDIA GPU detection utility
The 'nvidia-detect' script in this package checks for an NVIDIA GPU in the
system and recommends one of the non-free accelerated driver meta-packages
(nvidia-driver,
or nvidia-tesla-470-driver) for installation.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.nvidia.com
Section: non-free/x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/non-free/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/nvidia-detect_525.147.05-6_amd64.deb