

To enable SNA, you have to modify or create /etc/X11/nf, and add the following:Īfter doing this, reboot. Having said that, SNA is not enabled by default. I have discovered, however, that SNA ( SandyBridge New Acceleration) is still buggy on Linux (I've only tried with Ubuntu 12.10). Dual monitor support works flawlessly (unlike dual monitor support with the proprietary nVidia drivers which always resulted in tearing in one of the monitors because it wasn't able to vsync two different monitors correctly). The installation was painless (non-existent - just installed by default). Everything is so snappy, smooth and responsive. It's my first experience with Intel graphics, and I have to say I'm extremely impressed. The Intel drivers were installed during the OS installation process without having to do anything.

I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a Samsung NP700Z7C-S02UK.

How to install in Ubuntu/Linux Mint? To install Intel Graphics Installer (Version 2.0.4) in Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty/16.10 Yakkety/16.Powerarmour is right.

Kernel driver is the core of the Intel Linux Graphics project, responsible for: all interactions with the hardware, driving different video outputs, mode setting, and converting bits into on-screen visible pixels.Current OTC graphics work covers a broad range of efforts and projects, such as:
