In the other article we install via pacman. That is the preferred way. Then pacman can actually manage the package. In this article we will use the .run file from nvidia.com.
First watch the first video. You will be on your own in a TTY later to be able to install the nvidia driver. This can not be filmed.
After the installation of the driver we go to TTY with
CTRL + ALT + F2.
Then we need to shutdown XORG.
sudo systemctl stop lightdm
Then we install
sudo pacman -S linux-headers
or the linux-lts-headers if you are using the linux-lts kernel.
Only then can we run the .run file from Nvidia.
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.50.run
You will see several popups. Make up your own mind what is best for you.
- 32-bits libraries yes or no – I choose no
- nvidia xconfig auto update xorg.conf – I choose yes
Then you reboot and hope for the best.
Uninstalling is repeating the steps but now
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.50.run --uninstall
The switches -A and –help may assist you as well.