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nvidia

With NVidia proprietary driver, apps which grab screen like “x11vnc” doesn't work correctly.

Install nvidia driver

sudo apt-get install nvidia-detect
nvidia-detect
Detected NVIDIA GPUs:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] [10de:0a65] (rev a2)
Your card is supported by the default drivers and legacy driver series 304.
It is recommended to install the
    nvidia-driver
package.
sudo apt-get install nvidia-driver
sudo apt-get install nvidia-xconfig
sudo nvidia-xconfig

Install opensource driver

sudo apt-get --purge remove ^nvidia-*
sudo mv -vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.nvidia
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx

stop X system, generate new xorg.conf file: 

sudo Xorg -configure
sudo cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and restart X system