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How to reset the graphics drivers in Linux Mint back to the open source version?

Introduction I have a Dell XPS 15 7590 laptop, and have managed to break the desktop video drivers in Mint 20 Cinnamon. (Background: my system was working with a Thunderbolt/USB 3-C connection to a ...
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Strange desktop blur out (Ubuntu 19 cinnamon desktop)

Ubuntu 19.04 Cinnamon Desktop ASUS Nvidia GTX 1070 Turbo 2x1080p 24" monitors 1x1440p 32" monitors i7-8700K (HT disabled) 16GB Ram OS on Kingston NVMe M.2 256GB SSD I'm getting a very strange blur ...
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Linux Mint Cinnamon HiDPI scaled with xrandr -- laggy interface?

I am running Linux Mint Cinnamon 19. I have two 4K monitors running their native display. Everything is too small for me. Then I turn on HiDPI scaling in the Cinnamon settings under General. This ...
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Nvidia driver installation disables Cinnamon desktop

In Linux Mint 14 with Cinnamon desktop, after installing the Nvidia drivers it reverts to the gnome desktop. If I try to manually restart Cinnamon from the command line I get the error: Xlib: ...
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