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So here is my issue,

I got Ubuntu 13.04 installed on a system with the following specs:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Nf-M2 nView FM2 3 GB DDR2 800 RAM WD 250 GB HDD Coolmax CUG-700B 500W

I cannot install the graphics drivers without the card being installed, and when the card is installed, I cant see anything to install the drivers....help?

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I hope this helps, it worked for me on my HP laptop with ATI Raedon Graphics.

Install the below packages

sudo apt-get install build-essential cdbs fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc++6 dkms libqtgui4 wget execstack libelfg0 dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic xserver-xorg-core libgcc1

Additional packages for 64bit architectures (has to be installaed along with above packages):

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32gcc1 libc6-i386

Remove old fglrx drivers

sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev*

sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf

sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-video-intel libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Then Reboot

sudo reboot

Downloading and building ati driver package

Download the driver from Official ATI Driver

cd Downloads
Now extract the ati driver in the current folder i.e. Downloads folder, then
sudo sh ./amd-*.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/raring
sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb
sudo aticonfig --initial -f
sudo reboot

If compiz/unity is not starting then, switch to terminal and type the below commands:

cd ~/.config
rm -rf compiz-1 dconf gnome-session

It worked for me, I hope it works for you as well

Test : You can test, whether the drivers installed by issuing following command on terminal

fglrxinfo

Testing Speed

fgl_glxgears

Uninistall

sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev*
sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-video-intel libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
sudo reboot

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