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I am new to Linux/Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my Lenovo IdeaPad y510.

System info says 

Graphics: unknown.  
Driver: unknown,  
Experience: Standard.

What should I do to use all my laptop hardware components to work properly with Ubuntu? Screenshot:

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it means that it cannot acquire the information because glxinfo is not installed on the system.

Install it by clicking here:

Install via the software center

Or by typing:

sudo apt-get install mesa-utils

This is bug 914631.

After installing mesa-util it's providing information about graphic. In my case (Probook 4530s) "Intel® Sandybridge Mobile", while experience index still the same: Standard.

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Install Mesa-Utils by running these commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mesa-utils

Then it will be detected.

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+1 this is a know bug. The card is detected by the system but not shown on the GUI. As stated in the answer installing mesa-uitls will get the card to show. You may also want to see my answer here on installing the texture compression libs that will allow you to play the newer games that require s3tc support. – TrailRider Jul 7 '12 at 15:09
Thank you for answer, after I install mesa-uitls the system can get the card to show and I will have a look. – user66498 Jul 7 '12 at 17:45

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