I'm using Debian Stretch with a dual monitor system with a NVIDIA Corporation GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti].
I'm using the i3 window manager. I am not interested in using a DE. I have always booted to the command line then used startx when I need the gui.
I've spent a week trying various things to fix this problem, and have posted a query on Linux Questions, but still no joy. I've spent a lot of time attempting to make both accounts use x and the nvidia drivers in the same way, and trying to find permissions differences.
At this point I'd like to find out how to remove the correct files in order to do a fresh install of the nvidia software and the x system. Can someone tell me the correct way to do this?
I need to ask this because there seems to be a lot of inter-related files involved with the x-system, and I don't know how to best uninstall all of them.
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keith@ada:~$ uname -a
Linux ada 4.9.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.13-1 (2017-02-27) x86_64 GNU/Linux
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when x hangs under user:
keith@ada:~$ ps aux |grep x
root 246 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Mar24 0:00 [ext4-rsv-conver]
root 1131 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Mar24 0:00 [ext4-rsv-conver]
root 1145 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Mar24 0:00 [ext4-rsv-conver]
root 1155 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Mar24 0:00 [ext4-rsv-conver]
root 1496 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Mar24 0:00 [xprtiod]
keith 2264 0.0 0.0 4288 1484 tty1 S+ 18:07 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startx
keith 2286 0.0 0.0 22312 1120 tty1 S+ 18:07 0:00 xinit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc -- /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc :0 vt1 -keeptty -auth /tmp/serverauth.23OzRbhqZU
keith 2287 5.6 0.2 240124 46300 tty1 Sl 18:07 0:02 /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg -nolisten tcp :0 vt1 -keeptty -auth /tmp/serverauth.23OzRbhqZU
keith 2295 0.0 0.0 58464 2508 tty1 S 18:07 0:00 /usr/bin/ck-launch-session /usr/bin/im-launch x-window-manager
keith 2345 0.0 0.0 47992 408 tty1 S 18:07 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session --sh-syntax
keith 2371 0.0 0.0 11084 332 ? Ss 18:07 0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/ck-launch-session /usr/bin/im-launch x-window-manager
keith 2380 0.0 0.0 125020 11204 tty1 S 18:07 0:00 x-window-manager
keith 2412 0.0 0.0 4288 780 ? S 18:07 0:00 /bin/sh -c i3bar --bar_id=bar-0 --socket="/tmp/i3-keith.M7xDS1/ipc-socket.2380"
keith 2414 0.0 0.0 106156 9464 ? S 18:07 0:00 i3bar --bar_id=bar-0 --socket=/tmp/i3-keith.M7xDS1/ipc-socket.2380
keith 2418 0.0 0.0 14688 1700 tty1 S 18:07 0:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/uim/uim-helper-server
keith 2489 0.0 0.0 38300 3336 pts/0 R+ 18:07 0:00 ps aux
keith 2490 0.0 0.0 12784 972 pts/0 S+ 18:07 0:00 grep x
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keith@ada:~$ sudo dpkg -l nvidia* | grep ii
ii nvidia-alternative 375.39-1 amd64 allows the selection of NVIDIA as GLX provider
ii nvidia-driver 375.39-1 amd64 NVIDIA metapackage
ii nvidia-driver-bin 375.39-1 amd64 NVIDIA driver support binaries
ii nvidia-driver-libs:amd64 375.39-1 amd64 NVIDIA metapackage (OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES libraries)
ii nvidia-driver-libs:i386 375.39-1 i386 NVIDIA metapackage (OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES libraries)
ii nvidia-driver-libs-i386:i386 375.39-1 i386 NVIDIA metapackage (OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES 32-bit libraries)
ii nvidia-egl-common 375.39-1 amd64 NVIDIA binary EGL driver - common files
ii nvidia-egl-icd:amd64 375.39-1 amd64 NVIDIA EGL installable client driver (ICD)
ii nvidia-egl-icd:i386 375.39-1 i386 NVIDIA EGL installable client driver (ICD)
ii nvidia-installer-cleanup:i386 20151021+4 i386 cleanup after driver installation with the nvidia-installer
ii nvidia-kernel-common 20151021+4 amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module support files
ii nvidia-kernel-dkms 375.39-1 amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS source
ii nvidia-kernel-support 375.39-1 amd64 NVIDIA binary kernel module support files
ii nvidia-legacy-check:i386 375.39-1 i386 check for NVIDIA GPUs requiring a legacy driver
ii nvidia-modprobe 375.26-1 amd64 utility to load NVIDIA kernel modules and create device nodes
ii nvidia-persistenced 375.26-2 amd64 daemon to maintain persistent software state in the NVIDIA driver
ii nvidia-settings 375.26-3 amd64 tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii nvidia-support 20151021+4 amd64 NVIDIA binary graphics driver support files
ii nvidia-vdpau-driver:amd64 375.39-1 amd64 Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix - NVIDIA driver
ii nvidia-vulkan-common 375.39-1 amd64 NVIDIA Vulkan driver - common files
ii nvidia-vulkan-icd:amd64 375.39-1 amd64 NVIDIA Vulkan installable client driver (ICD)
ii nvidia-vulkan-icd:i386 375.39-1 i386 NVIDIA Vulkan installable client driver (ICD)
ii nvidia-xconfig 375.26-1 amd64 deprecated X configuration tool for non-free NVIDIA drivers
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keith@ada:~$ dpkg -l "x*" | grep ii
ii x11-apps 7.7+6+b1 amd64 X applications
ii x11-common 1:7.7+18 all X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure
ii x11-utils 7.7+3+b1 amd64 X11 utilities
ii x11-xkb-utils 7.7+3+b1 amd64 X11 XKB utilities
ii x11-xserver-utils 7.7+7+b1 amd64 X server utilities
ii x11proto-bigreqs-dev 1:1.1.2-1 all X11 Big Requests extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-composite-dev 1:0.4.2-2 all X11 Composite extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-core-dev 7.0.31-1 all X11 core wire protocol and auxiliary headers
ii x11proto-damage-dev 1:1.2.1-2 all X11 Damage extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-dmx-dev 1:2.3.1-2 all X11 Distributed Multihead X extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-dri2-dev 2.8-2 all X11 DRI2 extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-dri3-dev 1.0-1 all X11 DRI3 extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-fixes-dev 1:5.0-2 all X11 Fixes extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-fonts-dev 2.1.3-1 all X11 font extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-gl-dev 1.4.17-1 all X11 OpenGL extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-input-dev 2.3.2-1 all X11 Input extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-kb-dev 1.0.7-1 all X11 XKB extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-present-dev 1.1-1 all X11 Present extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-randr-dev 1.5.0-1 all X11 RandR extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-record-dev 1.14.2-1 all X11 Record extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-render-dev 2:0.11.1-2 all X11 Render extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-resource-dev 1.2.0-3 all X11 Resource extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-scrnsaver-dev 1.2.2-1 all X11 Screen Saver extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-video-dev 2.3.3-1 all X11 Video extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-xcmisc-dev 1.2.2-1 all X11 XC-Miscellaneous extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-xext-dev 7.3.0-1 all X11 various extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-xf86bigfont-dev 1.2.0-3 all X11 Big Fonts extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-xf86dga-dev 2.1-3 all X11 Direct Graphics Access extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-xf86dri-dev 2.1.1-2 all X11 DRI extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-xf86vidmode-dev 2.3.1-2 all X11 Video Mode extension wire protocol
ii x11proto-xinerama-dev 1.2.1-2 all X11 Xinerama extension wire protocol
ii xauth 1:1.0.9-1+b2 amd64 X authentication utility
ii xbitmaps 1.1.1-2 all Base X bitmaps
ii xdg-user-dirs 0.15-2+b1 amd64 tool to manage well known user directories
ii xdg-utils 1.1.1-1 all desktop integration utilities from freedesktop.org
ii xdm 1:1.1.11-3 amd64 X display manager
ii xfonts-base 1:1.0.4+nmu1 all standard fonts for X
ii xfonts-encodings 1:1.0.4-2 all Encodings for X.Org fonts
ii xfonts-terminus 4.40-2 all Fixed-width fonts for fast reading
ii xfonts-utils 1:7.7+4 amd64 X Window System font utility programs
ii xinit 1.3.4-3+b1 amd64 X server initialisation tool
ii xkb-data 2.19-1 all X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configuration data
ii xml-core 0.17 all XML infrastructure and XML catalog file support
ii xmlto 0.0.28-1 amd64 XML-to-any converter
ii xorg-dev 1:7.7+18 all X.Org X Window System development libraries
ii xorg-sgml-doctools 1:1.11-1 all Common tools for building X.Org SGML documentation
ii xpdf 3.04-4 amd64 Portable Document Format (PDF) reader
ii xserver-common 2:1.19.2-1 all common files used by various X servers
ii xserver-xorg 1:7.7+18 amd64 X.Org X server
ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.2-1 amd64 Xorg X server - core server
ii xserver-xorg-dev 2:1.19.2-1 amd64 Xorg X server - development files
ii xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.5-1 amd64 X.Org X server -- evdev input driver
ii xserver-xorg-input-kbd 1:1.9.0-1+b1 amd64 X.Org X server -- keyboard input driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.8.0-1+b1 amd64 X.Org X server -- AMD/ATI display driver wrapper
ii xserver-xorg-video-fbdev 1:0.4.4-1+b5 amd64 X.Org X server -- fbdev display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20161206-1 amd64 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-mach64 6.9.5-1+b2 amd64 X.Org X server -- ATI Mach64 display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-nvidia 375.39-1 amd64 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-r128 6.10.2-1 amd64 X.Org X server -- ATI r128 display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:7.8.0-1+b1 amd64 X.Org X server -- AMD/ATI Radeon display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1:2.3.4-1+b2 amd64 X.Org X server -- VESA display driver
ii xsltproc 1.1.29-2 amd64 XSLT 1.0 command line processor
ii xtightvncviewer 1:1.3.9-9 amd64 virtual network computing client software for X
ii xtrans-dev 1.3.5-1 all X transport library (development files)
ii xxd 2:8.0.0197-3 amd64 tool to make (or reverse) a hex dump
ii xz-utils 5.2.2-1.2+b1 amd64 XZ-format compression utilities
Thanks if you can point me to a way to accomplish this- cleanly reinstall both the x-window system and the nvidia drivers.
Keith Ostertag
