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I'm trying to run the .run files for the nvidia drivers for my gpu, but it keeps saying I must get rid of the the x server. How do I do this?

Marcus Fleury
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You don't need to "get rid of" the X server - you just need to stop it temporarily.

First, switch to a virtual terminal using one of the key combinations Ctrl+Alt+F1 thru Ctrl+Alt+F6 and log in using your regular account username and password. Then execute the command

sudo service lightdm stop

Once you have finished running the .run files for the drivers, you can restart the GUI using

sudo service lightdm start
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