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HOW TO installl nVidia drivers in Ubantu?

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http://lpilinux.com – To install the drivers simply click: System > Administration > Hardware Drivers and enable/disable the recommended/enabled version. However I belive that you will still need to restart the gmd for it to start working properly. Before you procede save all your work because your GUI will restart. Now type: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart (HowTos)

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Submitted by xskl on 03/21/2010 – Made popular on 03/21/2010

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