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Re: Procedure to uninstall nvidia drivers and restore nouveau



On Sun, 17 Nov 2013 15:47:40 +0000
Alex Naysmith <yeoman.python@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Alex,

>#aptitude purge nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-glx
>
>The nvidia driver is still present and functioning. During the [failed]
>purge, I received the message 'No packages will be installed, upgraded,
>or removed'.

nvidia-glx is a transitional package, which installed nvidia-driver.
The nvidia-driver is a meta-package.  The removal of a meta-package does
not necessarily remove the packages it depends on.  Therefore, you need
to investigate which packages should also be removed.

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