I have a laptop which has an Intel core 2 duo processor with in-built graphics card. I have some issues with the video drivers. I want to know from where I can get latest sources code for the drivers, and also need suggestions about the best way of compiling and installing the driver.
Ubuntu – Compiling and installing Intel graphics card drivers
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Intel graphic drivers are installed during OS installation.
Your problem in likely that you need the libraries for texture compression installed- they are not installed by default due to copyright issues. They are needed for nearly all 3D games. With the libraries missing, I suspect that the game thinks the drivers are not there because the game is looking for S3TC support. Without the libraries, the card will not advertise S3TC support hence the game will crash.
Running the following will install the libraries:
sudo apt-get install libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0
or just search for libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0 in the Software Center.
Use following link to install the Nvidia Prime
Ubuntu 14.04 Nvidia propriatery driver install
Then execute the following command on your terminal:
To switch to the Intel onboard graphics : sudo prime-select intel
To switch to the Nvidia graphics : sudo prime-select nvidia
If you want to know which graphics is in use execute the following command:
sudo prime-select query
Best Answer
Instead of compiling the drivers yourself you can just add this PPA to your system and update it. All the instructions you need are on the page itself. Follow them carefully, and remember, you do this at your own risk (so the developers are not responsible for breakage).
You can add this PPA to your system using he command
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa.It is however strongly recommended to stay with the default drivers that are installed by Ubuntu since they have been widely tested.
If you are looking for something newer but still regarded as stable then look to installing the x-updates PPA