login loop problem after installing nvidia graphics driver

Question

i have tried adding nouveau blacklisting problem and I also tried it in ubuntu 18.04, 16.04, 14.04 but nothing worked for me. but whenever I install the nvidia driver and restart, it gets into login loop.

Answer 1

Try pressing Crtl + Alt + F2, then login and run:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia.*

Then re-boot.

Answer 2

You need to confirm if the drivers install are the correct one for you video card.

first solution:

sudo apt purge nvidia* sudo apt autoremove sudo apt install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core sudo apt install nvidia-driver-xxx <--- go to the website and see what card you are using.

Second solution

sudo chown $USER:$USER $HOME