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Intel Releases First Arc Graphics Driver Package For Ubuntu

As reported by phonics, (opens in new tab) Intel has released the first Arc GPU driver package designed specifically for Linux. The new driver package eliminates the learning curve required to manually install Intel’s Arc drivers on Linux and simplifies the installation of Intel’s Arc GPU drivers on any supported Linux OS. However, at this time the new driver package is designed specifically for Ubuntu version 22.04 LTS and will not work with other versions.

For starters, Linux graphics drivers are not just one driver. Instead, to get a physical GPU working perfectly within a Linux environment, you need several different drivers, including a DRM kernel driver, an OpenGL driver for OpenGL rendering applications, and his ANV driver for Vulkan-enabled video games. These drivers are required on top of the actual Intel graphics drivers for Arc GPUs to work perfectly on Linux.

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