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Update Nvidia driver on CentOS 7.x after kernel update
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Update Nvidia driver on CentOS 7.x

Download the latest Nvidia driver on http://www.nvidia.com/drivers

Update the kernel to the latest version

$ yum update

Change to runlevel 3 - multi user mode for the next reboot

$ systemctl set-default multi-user.target
$ systemctl get-default

Reboot your computer

$ reboot

Install the Nvidia driver from the console after rebooting

$ chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-xxx.xx.run
$ ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-xxx.xx.run

Change back to runlevel 5 - graphical mode for the next reboot

$ systemctl set-default graphical.target
$ systemctl get-default

Reboot back to the graphical mode, and enjoy.

$ reboot
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