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remove vmware and nvidia drivers:
apt-get remove --purge xserver-xorg-video-vmware nvidia*
reinstall nvidia-current, then reboot.
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freebs
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Tried your suggestion and I'm still getting the VMware driver installed. too weird...
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DaVu
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Do you still have the ppa installed?
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freebs
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the one from Universal in this thread.. yes
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nickr
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I would follow fritsch's advice. Get rid of the ppa and install the nvidia drivers provided by ubuntu.
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