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57 <p>The X configuration file provides a means to configure the X
58 server. This section describes the settings necessary to enable the
59 NVIDIA driver. A comprehensive list of parameters is provided in
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78 reconfigure your X server later, you can run nvidia-xconfig again
79 from a terminal. nvidia-xconfig will make a backup copy of your
80 configuration file before modifying it.</p>
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