Kali Linux 1.1.0 kernel 3.18 - Install proprietary NVIDIA driver - NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver

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Install NVIDIA driver on Kali Linux 1.1.0

This guide explains how to install proprietary "NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver" or NVIDIA driver on Kali Linux 1.1.0 kernel 3.18 system. By default Kali Linux installs open source NVIDIA driver nouveau which works great if you just want a display. Open source drivers can be confirmed by using lsmod | grep nouveau command. But like I said in my previous guides, it doesn't give you 3D acceleration features or GPU acceleration based applications (such as CUDA and GPU pass through). That means you MUST install proprietary NVIDIA driver.

The proprietary "NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver" provides optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL applications via a direct-rendering X server. It is a binary-only Xorg driver requiring a Linux kernel module for its use. The first step is to fully update your Kali Linux system and make sure you have the kernel headers installed.


This guide replaces the old guides

1. How to Install NVIDIA Kernel Module CUDA and Pyrit in Kali Linux
2. Install proprietary NVIDIA driver on Kali Linux – NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver
3. Kali Linux 1.0.7 kernel 3.14 – Install proprietary NVIDIA driver

I had to divide it into two parts:

1. Kali Linux 1.1.0 kernel 3.18 - Install proprietary NVIDIA driver - NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver
2. Kali Linux 1.1.0 kernel 3.18 - Install NVIDIA driver kernel Module CUDA and Pyrit on Kali Linux – CUDA, Pyrit and Cpyrit-cuda (pending)

You use the first guide to install NVIDIA Driver on Kali Linux 1.1.0 kernel 3.18. For normal users, you should just stop here and enjoy your nice smooth NVIDIA graphics. Install some game or enjoy a movie.
I've included as much details I can, including troubleshooting steps and checks but I would like to hear your part of the story, so leave a comment with your findings and issues.




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