Usually you will see a notification and/or an icon in the top panel, reminding you that restricted drivers are available.īy clicking the icon you will be taken to a dialog where you can choose which version you want to install, choose the recommended driver. What package one would use depends on the version of Ubuntu one is using, and what graphics card one has installed. NVIDIA drivers provided by the Ubuntu repositories
This driver provides excellent 3D acceleration and video card support. This driver lacks support for 3D acceleration and may not work with the very latest video cards or technologies from NVIDIA.Īn alternative to Nouveau are the closed source NVIDIA drivers, which are developed by NVIDIA. NVIDIA driver from the Ubuntu repositoriesīy default Ubuntu will use the open source video driver Nouveau for your NVIDIA graphics card.SLI Application Profiles for ID Tech 4 Engine Games.Using NVIDIA PRIME render offload method.Some text (for example in menu) is rendered incorrect.Installation without X / from the console.Removing Nouveau (advanced/expert users).NVIDIA drivers provided by the Ubuntu repositories.Some users have reported an issue with the URL of the repository the installer adds to your system.To fix it see this AskUbuntu article. The installer does not support the Ubuntu Linux low-latency kernel nor does it provide binary drivers for the Intel GMA 3600 (bundled with Intel’s Atom N2600 and N2800 chipsets).ĭebian installers can be downloaded directly from the Intel Open Technology Centre website, linked below. Support changes aside there is little difference between 1.0.5 of the installation wizard and the version released in March. Intel “strongly encourages” users to make use of their tool on the latest supported releases. While the tool can still be used to install drivers on a deprecated release it won’t offer up the most recent graphics stack.Īccordingly, Ubuntu 13.04 (aka Raring Ringtail) moves from ‘deprecated’ status to ‘dropped’. Those still sticking with the Saucy Salamander should be aware that Ubuntu 13.10 support has been deprecated as of this release. The tool aims to simplify both installation and updating of drivers for Intel’s graphics cards so that users are able to get the best performance out of their hardware and stay “up-to-date with the latest Intel Graphics Stack for Linux”.īut while Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit and 32-bit get the official nod, along with Fedora 20, the update sees support for earlier versions retired. Intel’s handy GPU driver installer for Linux has been updated to support Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
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