#Ubuntu change graphics driver install

If you need to make configuration changes via AMD Catalyst Control Center you can find it in the Application OpenGL version string: 3 Compatibility Profile OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. You should get terminal output that looks something similar to the following: To confirm that the drivers are working open a terminal and type $ flgrxinfo. If all went well, the fglrx (Catalyst) driver will be installed and working on your system. After this command is finished, reboot the system. After that, run $ sudo amdconfig вЂ“initial to configure the installation. deb files, use $ sudo dpkg вЂ“i flgrx*.deb.

#Ubuntu change graphics driver install

In Ubuntu 12.04, a package manager window may open and install some dependencies, if they are required, and create three Deb packages.

$ sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13-4-x86.x86_64.run -buildpkg Ubuntu/precise $ sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13-4-x86.x86_64.run -buildpkg Ubuntu/trusty While still in the terminal, navigate to the folder where you downloaded the driver, and run the install package. $ sudo apt-get install dh-make dh-modaliases execstack libc6-i386 lib32gcc1 You're required to use the open source drivers): To do so, use the following command (Note: Catalyst (fglrx) isn't supported on Ubuntu 16.04. To start a manual installation of Catalyst, you must make sure you have dh-make libraries installed. These are convenient for beginners in Ubuntu who want to make sure they have a safe driver solution You can also find graphics drivers available in the Ubuntu Software Center (or Software as it's called in 16.04).