How to exit the X server to install the NVIDIA driver?

Graphics / Linux Linux
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When I open the folder, where the driver is, in the terminal and type “./NVIDIA-Driver.run” (this is the name I gave to the file) this appears:

You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before installing. For further details, please see the section INSTALLING THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

In section 4 - Installing the NVIDIA Driver on the Readme page it says to exit the X server, but it doesn’t say how to do that.

I typed these two commands in the terminal, the first one the screen went black and my PC restarted and when it came back I tried it and the same error appeared. The second, nothing happened and after the retry, the same error.

systemctl stop display-manager
systemctl stop lightdm.service

Now it’s up to you, friends, it’s you I’m counting on.

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You shouldn’t use the runfile installer at all, please use the driver from the repo of your distribution.
sudo systemctl isolate multi-user.target
should turn off graphics.

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I gave up installing by the runfile installer. I preferred to install with this command:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-driver-515

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How do I exit TTY and turn graphics back on after typing this command without restarting the machine?

I did that but had to type the reboot command to get back.

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