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<p>The X configuration file provides a means to configure the X
server. This section describes the settings necessary to enable the
NVIDIA driver. A comprehensive list of parameters is provided in
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<p>The NVIDIA Driver includes a utility called nvidia-xconfig,
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<p>nvidia-xconfig will find the X configuration file and modify it
to use the NVIDIA X driver. In most cases, you can simply answer
"Yes" when the installer asks if it should run it. If you need to
reconfigure your X server later, you can run nvidia-xconfig again
from a terminal. nvidia-xconfig will make a backup copy of your
configuration file before modifying it.</p>
<p>Note that the X server must be restarted for any changes to its
configuration file to take effect.</p>
<p>More information about nvidia-xconfig can be found in the
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