Ubuntu change graphics driver after start up

#Ubuntu change graphics driver after start up install#
#Ubuntu change graphics driver after start up drivers#

In theory, it's a great feature because it's open-source. In Ubuntu, the nouveau driver is the default for any new user. We will be using the Ubuntu distribution (distro) for this tutorial, but these steps can be applied to any Linux platform with only minor modifications. First, we'll cover the installation of Nvidia's GeForce and nouveau drivers.

#Ubuntu change graphics driver after start up drivers#

Now that you have a brief overview of the drivers available, let's get to work installing the right one for you. Intel provides an open-source driver that's included in all Ubuntu installations. AMD has proprietary Catalyst drivers and opensource Radeon drivers. So to recap, Nvidia cards have both proprietary GeForce drivers and open-source nouveau drivers. To Nvidia's credit, it has recently begun helping nouveau development by releasing documentation and specifications.

Unlike the AMD open-source driver which was helped along by AMD's release of specifications, the nouveau driver has been built almost entirely through reverse engineering. Intel, which offers integrated graphics processors on its newer processors, provides completely open-source drivers, although its integrated graphics chips are not powerful enough to compete with the dedicated graphics cards of AMD and Nvidia.ДЄlthough Nvidia only releases a proprietary GeForce driver, the Linux community has created its own open-source driver called nouveau. AMD's driver support lags behind Nvidia in terms of gaming performance, but AMD's graphics driver support is friendlier to open-source, as it offers both a higher-performing, closed-source Catalyst driver and an opensource Radeon driver. However, the caveat here is that its driver software isn't opensource, which leaves many Linux users frustrated or forced to compromise. Its Linux driver support is widely considered the best with consistent updates at almost the same frequency as Windows driver updates. Going more in depth, let's start with Nvidia.

#Ubuntu change graphics driver after start up install#

Be patient and let the install give you the message that it is completed before rebooting Nvidia's installation process may take some time at first.