Linux Mint NVIDIA Drivers Uninstall Guide

5. Linux Mint Uninstall NVIDIA drivers and Enable Nouveau⌗

I assume here that you have used this guide install part to install your NVIDIA drivers. This whole process is good to run on runlevel 3. When there is no X running. So first boot to runlevel 3 using direct parameter (3) on Grub linux/linuxefi line or using “systemctl set-default multi-user.target”.

5.1 Change root user⌗

su -
## OR ##
sudo -i

5.2 Start NVIDIA Uninstall Process⌗

nvidia-installer --uninstall

5.3 Restore / Remove /etc/X11/xorg.conf⌗

You can restore xorg.conf backup or remove /etc/X11/xorg.conf if you don’t have any special configuration.

5.4 NVIDIA Uninstall Warning⌗

You might see following warning. Just select “OK”.

5.5 NVIDIA Installer Uninstalling⌗

5.6 Linux Mint NVIDIA Uninstall Complete⌗

5.7 Remove /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf⌗

rm /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf

5.8 Remove /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf⌗

rm /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf

5.9 Update grub2 conf⌗

update-grub2

5.10 Generate initramfs⌗

update-initramfs -c -k $(uname -r)

5.11 Reboot⌗

Run systemctl set-default graphical.target first or if you used direct grub parameter, then just:

reboot

5.12 NVIDIA Drivers Uninstall Complete and nouveau enabled⌗