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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "nvidia-settings" package

This is a short guide on how to install nvidia-settings on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall nvidia-settings on Kali Linux:


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

Package: nvidia-settings
Version: 525.147.05-1
Installed-Size: 1656
Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: nvidia-settings-gtk-525.147.05
Depends: nvidia-alternative, libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libjansson4 (>= 2.14), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxext6, libxxf86vm1
Pre-Depends: nvidia-installer-cleanup
Recommends: libgl1-nvidia-glvnd-glx, nvidia-vdpau-driver, libnvidia-ml1
Conflicts: nvidia-settings-gtk-525.147.05
Size: 764120
SHA256: d8c9f355d98eae6ca3e95f2f488f92c618e6da77c9bcde9e14b3ba081da5e544
SHA1: 9174f0b27029c18a62f388ba4944847ca3776a5d
MD5sum: 313286b1bec31031f736fe75b7fa4bb7
Description: tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
The nvidia-settings utility is a tool for configuring the NVIDIA
Linux graphics driver. It operates by communicating with the NVIDIA
X driver, querying and updating state as appropriate. This
communication is done with the NV-CONTROL X extension.
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Values such as brightness and gamma, XVideo attributes, temperature,
and OpenGL settings can be queried and configured via nvidia-settings.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/nvidia-settings/
Tag: admin::configuring, hardware::video, implemented-in::c,
interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::gtk, use::configuring, x11::application
Section: contrib/x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/contrib/n/nvidia-settings/nvidia-settings_525.147.05-1_amd64.deb