The Intel Graphics Installer for Linux, which supports Ubuntu 13.10 and Fedora 19, allows you to stay current with the latest optimizations and fixes to Intel’s graphics drivers to ensure that you get the best experience under Linux. Intel has drivers for most of its GPUs including those found in the Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors as.
For Ubuntu laptops with dual graphics cards, Intel graphics is being used by default. To get the best graphics performance for playing games or charting, you need to manually switch to NVIDIA graphics card.
This can be easily done after installing Nvidia graphics drivers and below steps will show you how:
1. Search for and launch “Additional Drivers” utility from Unity Dash.
2. When it opens, you can see a list of recommended drivers for your graphics cards:
3. Install NVIDIA proprietary driver as it shows by launching terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:
Replace
nvidia-361
, or just use nvidia-current
instead and keep an eye on the installing process to make sure the installed driver is listed in above picture.You may also install Intel proprietary driver, which is not required:
4. After installed graphics drivers, re-launch Additional Drivers utility and apply new installed drivers, so it looks like:
5. Finally switch graphics card by launching NVIDIA X Server Settings and select a GPU you want at PRIME Profiles tab.
To apply changes, log out and back in.
Intel Linux Graphics Drivers Installer. Most versions of the Linux* operating system include Intel® graphics drivers. Intel recommends checking with your Linux distribution vendor or computer manufacturer for precompiled driver packages. .
Intel Graphics Installer for Linux is a tool developed by Intel and enables users to easily update to the latest versions of drivers for hardware Intel. The installer automatically adds the repository that is used to update packages provided by Intel means that, in addition installer you can also use the update Manager in Ubuntu, apt-get and other utilities to update the packages.
Installation latest version into Linux Mint:
1. Download from official website installation package for the correct version for your system
2. Run the program on Linux Mint
Intel Linux Graphics Drivers Installer, when run, makes the test of name distribution, and if it's not Ubuntu, it refuses to work. Therefore we will make so that the program 'thought' that running in Ubuntu.
Intel Linux Graphics Drivers Installer for Linux
In my example I run on Linux Mint 18 (this corresponds to Ubuntu 16.04)
Open in a text editor the file /etc/lsb-release
Do the contents to the next view
Now nothing prevents you, run installer and update intel driver.
Intel Linux Graphics Drivers Installer on Linux Mint
Intel Linux Graphics Drivers Installer on Linux Mint
Intel Linux Graphics Drivers Installer on Linux Mint
Don't forget the /etc/lsb-release file back to its original appearance.
3. Reboot the system
![Intel Intel](https://mintguide.org/uploads/posts/2016-09/1473063796_linux_mint_006.jpg)
Good Luck!!!
Edited by: Shekin - 5-09-2016, 04:31
Reason: Latest information added
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