To install graphics drivers on Ubuntu

Posted on April 10, 2009

If you do not know whether graphics drivers been installed or not,type following in a terminal window ,and it will tell you

and to find out the name of your graphics card,type code:

1.TO install graphics drivers

If it is Nvidia type:

For ATI card :

press enter to install

At last restart your computer

2.Another way,go to System–>Administration–>Hardware Drivers(or Restricted Drivers Manager for different release)

select at the next window and then click “active”

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Jonathan on August 4th, 2009 10:27 am

Is there anyway to install a intel graphic card driver for ubuntu 9.04?
sebas on August 11th, 2009 3:49 am

hi everyone……
for installing nvidia in 9.04
use
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx “vrsion no”
the no can be found from system->administration->hardware drivers
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