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How can I stop GDM on Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop in order to install NVIDIA Driver?

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In the case of Ubuntu 16.04. I can download the NVIDIA driver run file and then ctrl+alt+F1 and then do the below

sudo service lightdm stop

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.48.run

I follow on screen instructions to install and reboot and everything works.

Now I am trying to do the same thing on Ubuntu 18.04. I read that Ubuntu 18.04 switched to gdm so I tried

sudo service gdm stop

sudo gdm stop

None of them worked, after some searching I realized it could be gdm3 instead but I tried

sudo service gdm3 stop

sudo gdm3 stop

Still none of them worked, and of course sudo service lightdm stop doesn't work. When I tried to install the driver it kept telling me the x-server is still on so can't start the installation process.

What is the right way to stop gdm in Ubuntu 18.04?

drivers nvidia lightdm gdm 18.04

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3

In the case of Ubuntu 16.04. I can download the NVIDIA driver run file and then ctrl+alt+F1 and then do the below

sudo service lightdm stop

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.48.run

I follow on screen instructions to install and reboot and everything works.

Now I am trying to do the same thing on Ubuntu 18.04. I read that Ubuntu 18.04 switched to gdm so I tried

sudo service gdm stop

sudo gdm stop

None of them worked, after some searching I realized it could be gdm3 instead but I tried

sudo service gdm3 stop

sudo gdm3 stop

Still none of them worked, and of course sudo service lightdm stop doesn't work. When I tried to install the driver it kept telling me the x-server is still on so can't start the installation process.

What is the right way to stop gdm in Ubuntu 18.04?

drivers nvidia lightdm gdm 18.04

share|improve this question

edited Sep 27 '18 at 19:19

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asked Apr 27 '18 at 15:18

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add a comment | 

In the case of Ubuntu 16.04. I can download the NVIDIA driver run file and then ctrl+alt+F1 and then do the below

sudo service lightdm stop

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.48.run

I follow on screen instructions to install and reboot and everything works.

Now I am trying to do the same thing on Ubuntu 18.04. I read that Ubuntu 18.04 switched to gdm so I tried

sudo service gdm stop

sudo gdm stop

None of them worked, after some searching I realized it could be gdm3 instead but I tried

sudo service gdm3 stop

sudo gdm3 stop

Still none of them worked, and of course sudo service lightdm stop doesn't work. When I tried to install the driver it kept telling me the x-server is still on so can't start the installation process.

What is the right way to stop gdm in Ubuntu 18.04?

drivers nvidia lightdm gdm 18.04

share|improve this question

edited Sep 27 '18 at 19:19

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sudo service lightdm stop

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.48.run

sudo service gdm stop

sudo gdm stop

sudo service gdm3 stop

sudo gdm3 stop

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Ubuntu has been using systemd for a while now. This worked for me.

sudo systemctl stop gdm3

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answered Oct 13 '18 at 20:43

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  It didn't work for me. I am using 18.10. Any hint on why?
  
  – alecive
  Feb 4 at 16:54
  

  
  
  
  

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Dropping to run-level 3 and then installing the driver worked for me. You can change run-level using: sudo telinit 3.

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answered Sep 27 '18 at 18:48

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  Did this work for you on Ubuntu 18.04? The concept of run level is a little redundant with systemd as init. Instead one would theoretically run something like systemctl isolate multi-user.target.
  
  – Zanna
  Sep 27 '18 at 19:31
  

  
  
  
  


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  Yes, this worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04. I haven't tried the systemctl command that you mentioned.
  
  – hypercube
  Sep 28 '18 at 20:41
  

  
  
  
  


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  This worked for me on Ubuntu 18.10. The systemctl command did not work. But I re-launched gdm3 with systemctl.
  
  – Yvon
  Jan 23 at 4:45
  

  
  
  
  

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You should better install the driver using: sudo apt install nvidia-graphics-drivers-384

Make sure that you updated your local repositories by using sudo apt-get update

Hope it works

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answered Apr 27 '18 at 15:31

tuddyftwtuddyftw

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  I had bad experiences using apt to install nvidia drivers and would rather avoid it if possible.
  
  – user3667089
  Apr 27 '18 at 15:35
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Then try to kill xorg using killall xorg switch to TTY2 with CTRL + ALT + F2 and after that try to kill gdm.Hope it works
  
  – tuddyftw
  Apr 27 '18 at 15:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This doesn't work for me either. I ended up booting into recovery mode and drop to root shell to install NVIDIA driver. Not the best way but I hope someone can come up with a better solution.
  
  – user3667089
  Apr 28 '18 at 17:18
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

If you're using Ubuntu on wayland, just try this:

sudo killall gdm-wayland-session

That worked for me.

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answered Feb 8 at 20:23

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I faced a similar issue and was able to update my driver by following these steps -

1. 
   ctrl+alt+F3 (F1 and F2 don't work in ubuntu 18.04)


2. killall gdm


3. Find the id of Xorg process and kill -9 <process Id>
   


4. run sudo ./NVIDIA*.run
   


5. sudo systemctl start gdm3

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4

Ubuntu has been using systemd for a while now. This worked for me.

sudo systemctl stop gdm3

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 13 '18 at 20:43

user620143user620143

412

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It didn't work for me. I am using 18.10. Any hint on why?
  
  – alecive
  Feb 4 at 16:54
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

Ubuntu has been using systemd for a while now. This worked for me.

sudo systemctl stop gdm3

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 13 '18 at 20:43

user620143user620143

412

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It didn't work for me. I am using 18.10. Any hint on why?
  
  – alecive
  Feb 4 at 16:54
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Ubuntu has been using systemd for a while now. This worked for me.

sudo systemctl stop gdm3

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 13 '18 at 20:43

user620143user620143

412

sudo systemctl stop gdm3

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 13 '18 at 20:43

user620143user620143

412

answered Oct 13 '18 at 20:43

user620143user620143

412

answered Oct 13 '18 at 20:43

user620143user620143

412

1

Dropping to run-level 3 and then installing the driver worked for me. You can change run-level using: sudo telinit 3.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 27 '18 at 18:48

hypercubehypercube

111

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Did this work for you on Ubuntu 18.04? The concept of run level is a little redundant with systemd as init. Instead one would theoretically run something like systemctl isolate multi-user.target.
  
  – Zanna
  Sep 27 '18 at 19:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, this worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04. I haven't tried the systemctl command that you mentioned.
  
  – hypercube
  Sep 28 '18 at 20:41
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This worked for me on Ubuntu 18.10. The systemctl command did not work. But I re-launched gdm3 with systemctl.
  
  – Yvon
  Jan 23 at 4:45
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

Dropping to run-level 3 and then installing the driver worked for me. You can change run-level using: sudo telinit 3.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 27 '18 at 18:48

hypercubehypercube

111

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Did this work for you on Ubuntu 18.04? The concept of run level is a little redundant with systemd as init. Instead one would theoretically run something like systemctl isolate multi-user.target.
  
  – Zanna
  Sep 27 '18 at 19:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, this worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04. I haven't tried the systemctl command that you mentioned.
  
  – hypercube
  Sep 28 '18 at 20:41
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This worked for me on Ubuntu 18.10. The systemctl command did not work. But I re-launched gdm3 with systemctl.
  
  – Yvon
  Jan 23 at 4:45
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Dropping to run-level 3 and then installing the driver worked for me. You can change run-level using: sudo telinit 3.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 27 '18 at 18:48

hypercubehypercube

111

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 27 '18 at 18:48

hypercubehypercube

111

answered Sep 27 '18 at 18:48

hypercubehypercube

111

answered Sep 27 '18 at 18:48

hypercubehypercube

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0

You should better install the driver using: sudo apt install nvidia-graphics-drivers-384

Make sure that you updated your local repositories by using sudo apt-get update

Hope it works

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 27 '18 at 15:31

tuddyftwtuddyftw

172

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I had bad experiences using apt to install nvidia drivers and would rather avoid it if possible.
  
  – user3667089
  Apr 27 '18 at 15:35
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Then try to kill xorg using killall xorg switch to TTY2 with CTRL + ALT + F2 and after that try to kill gdm.Hope it works
  
  – tuddyftw
  Apr 27 '18 at 15:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This doesn't work for me either. I ended up booting into recovery mode and drop to root shell to install NVIDIA driver. Not the best way but I hope someone can come up with a better solution.
  
  – user3667089
  Apr 28 '18 at 17:18
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

You should better install the driver using: sudo apt install nvidia-graphics-drivers-384

Make sure that you updated your local repositories by using sudo apt-get update

Hope it works

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 27 '18 at 15:31

tuddyftwtuddyftw

172

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I had bad experiences using apt to install nvidia drivers and would rather avoid it if possible.
  
  – user3667089
  Apr 27 '18 at 15:35
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Then try to kill xorg using killall xorg switch to TTY2 with CTRL + ALT + F2 and after that try to kill gdm.Hope it works
  
  – tuddyftw
  Apr 27 '18 at 15:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This doesn't work for me either. I ended up booting into recovery mode and drop to root shell to install NVIDIA driver. Not the best way but I hope someone can come up with a better solution.
  
  – user3667089
  Apr 28 '18 at 17:18
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

You should better install the driver using: sudo apt install nvidia-graphics-drivers-384

Make sure that you updated your local repositories by using sudo apt-get update

Hope it works

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 27 '18 at 15:31

tuddyftwtuddyftw

172

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 27 '18 at 15:31

tuddyftwtuddyftw

172

answered Apr 27 '18 at 15:31

tuddyftwtuddyftw

172

answered Apr 27 '18 at 15:31

tuddyftwtuddyftw

172

0

If you're using Ubuntu on wayland, just try this:

sudo killall gdm-wayland-session

That worked for me.

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answered Feb 8 at 20:23

Doried Abd-AllahDoried Abd-Allah

1034

add a comment | 

0

If you're using Ubuntu on wayland, just try this:

sudo killall gdm-wayland-session

That worked for me.

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answered Feb 8 at 20:23

Doried Abd-AllahDoried Abd-Allah

1034

add a comment | 

If you're using Ubuntu on wayland, just try this:

sudo killall gdm-wayland-session

That worked for me.

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 8 at 20:23

Doried Abd-AllahDoried Abd-Allah

1034

sudo killall gdm-wayland-session

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answered Feb 8 at 20:23

Doried Abd-AllahDoried Abd-Allah

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answered Feb 8 at 20:23

Doried Abd-AllahDoried Abd-Allah

1034

answered Feb 8 at 20:23

Doried Abd-AllahDoried Abd-Allah

1034

0

I faced a similar issue and was able to update my driver by following these steps -

1. 
   ctrl+alt+F3 (F1 and F2 don't work in ubuntu 18.04)


2. killall gdm


3. Find the id of Xorg process and kill -9 <process Id>
   


4. run sudo ./NVIDIA*.run
   


5. sudo systemctl start gdm3

share|improve this answer

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I faced a similar issue and was able to update my driver by following these steps -

1. 
   ctrl+alt+F3 (F1 and F2 don't work in ubuntu 18.04)


2. killall gdm


3. Find the id of Xorg process and kill -9 <process Id>
   


4. run sudo ./NVIDIA*.run
   


5. sudo systemctl start gdm3

share|improve this answer

edited 5 hours ago

Jeff

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I faced a similar issue and was able to update my driver by following these steps -

1. 
   ctrl+alt+F3 (F1 and F2 don't work in ubuntu 18.04)


2. killall gdm


3. Find the id of Xorg process and kill -9 <process Id>
   


4. run sudo ./NVIDIA*.run
   


5. sudo systemctl start gdm3

share|improve this answer

edited 5 hours ago

Jeff

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answered 12 hours ago

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