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Old 04-15-2017, 01:39 PM   #1
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Nvidia driver install ERROR- You appear to be running an XServer...

So I've followed these directions here https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1916961

but when I enter

Code:
sudo service lightdm stop
my screen goes completely blank(black) and I am unable to proceed.

Anyone able to help?

Running Ubuntu 16.04 Linux version 4.4.0-66-generic (buildd@lgw01-28) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4
 
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So I've followed these directions here https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1916961

but when I enter

Code:
sudo service lightdm stop
my screen goes completely blank(black) and I am unable to proceed.

Anyone able to help?

Running Ubuntu 16.04 Linux version 4.4.0-66-generic (buildd@lgw01-28) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4
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