How to find out the model of the video card in Linux and install graphics drivers in Ubuntu / Mint / Debian

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2023

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How to find out the model of the video card in Linux and install graphics drivers in Ubuntu / Mint / Debian

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5 October 2023 0:02

You can find out the video card model in several ways.

Determination of a video adapter

1) the LSHW application displays the video card model

sudo lshw -C video

2) LSPCI utility displays the name of the card manufacturer, for example, "Zotac InternationaL (MCO) Ltd. "

lspci -k | grEP -A 2 -E "(VGA | 3D)"

3) the GLXINFO application from the MESA subsystem displays the model of the graphic adapter

glxinfo | grep -i "OpenGL renderer"

4) use of a utility to change screen resolution Xrandr также выводит количество выходов. Например, 2 шт, если D-SUB и DVI пишет "2 outputs".

xrandr --listproviderS.

5) program hardinfo с графическим интерфейсом ("Информация о системе и тестирование") автора Leandro A. F. Pereira

sudo apt install harDinfo
harDinfo

6) graphic application "System reports" (the same as hardinfo) in Linux Mint

mintreport

Installation of video card drivers

* ati radeon и AMD GPU (AMD Radeon™ RX Vega SerIES)

Package for installing a repositoryamDGPU can be downloaded from here:http: //repo.radeon.com/amdgpu-install/laTest.

Then:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install xserver-xorg-video-amDGPU

Instructions:https: //amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

* nouveau - драйвер с открытым исходным кодом для видеокарт nVidia:

sudo apt install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

Or, if not needed:

sudo apt remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

* nvidia - Closed source code:

First you need to install a utility for recognizing a video card and searching for suitable drivers:

sudo apt install ubuntu-drivers-common

ubuntu-driverS List

Its conclusion is approximately as follows:

nvidia-340 NVIDIa-driver-390 Installation of the right driver: sudo ubuntu-drivers install nvidia: 390 sudo reboot *** Intel i8xx && i9xx ** Built -in graphics Intel driver installation team: sudo apt install xserver-xorG-Video -intel *** Intel 965 Video AcceleraTion ** Support * Cantiga, Intel GMA 4500MHD (GM45) * Ironlake, Intel HD Graphics for 2010 Intel Core processor famIly * Sandy Bridge, Intel HD Graphics for 2011 Intel Core processor famIly * Ivy Bridge * Haswell * BroaDwell * SkylakE. * Kaby LakE. * Coffee LakE. * Cannon LakE. as well as codecs VP8, VP9, HEVC and AVC. Installation team: sudo apt install i965-va-driver-shaderS. *** Intel Gen 8+ VA API ** Driver for accelerating video (Non-Free) for Intel processors: * BroaDwell * SkylakE. * Broxton * Apollo LakE. * Kaby LakE. * Coffee LakE. * Whiskey LakE. * Cannon LakE. * Ice LakE. - Also supports the acceleration of the video MPEG2, ASP/H.263, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and VC-1/WMV. 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