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I've just completed a fresh first install of Ubuntu 64-bit 12.10 and very regularly the on-screen text is distorted.

How could I fix this?

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Looks like a problem with the video driver. Which GPU are you using? – Dennis Feb 14 at 14:30
01:00.0 "VGA compatible controller" "NVIDIA Corporation" "GF114 [GeForce GTX 555]" -ra1 "NVIDIA Corporation" "Device 0958" Kernel driver in use: nouveau Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb – stevenmc Feb 18 at 12:27

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Issues with the pre-installed drivers are rather common in Ubuntu 12.10.

I haven't tested them myself (because I don't have an nVidia card), but the drivers from X Updates seem to solve those issues for a lot of people.

You can install the drivers by executing the following commands from a terminal:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-settings
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Thank you Dennis. This was exactly what was needed. – stevenmc Feb 18 at 21:32

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