How do I exit X server in order to install NVIDIA drivers?

[The_Eddster]

I'm trying to install the latest NVIDIA drivers (not the ones provided by the 'Additional drivers' application). In order to install them, I need to exit the X-server and terminate all OpenGL processes.

How do I do that? I've seen many things like 'press ctrl-alt-backspace' and typing 'sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop' but none of them work. I'm using Kubuntu 10.10 and gdm doesn't even exist.

Thanks for any help

[dibl]

Re: How do I exit X server in order to install NVIDIA drivers?

Ctrl-Alt-F1, login to the terminal, and then

sudo service kdm stop

Take a look at #2 on this guide: http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3107406.0

Post back if you have problems.

[Detonate]

Re: How do I exit X server in order to install NVIDIA drivers?

Do it the easy way.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nvidia-common nvidia-settings

This repository conatains the latest nvidia drivers and the install will be automatic and updates will be automatically installed..

[dibl]

Re: How do I exit X server in order to install NVIDIA drivers?

@Detonate, thanks for the reminder! I have updated my "how to" to show the x-swat method as #2 after the official Kubuntu method.