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I have an Asus eee r101 pc,and wonder if anyone knows how to update the graphics drive in Ubuntu 12.04

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Go to 'System Settings' and under 'Hardware' section click on 'Additional Drivers'. It will automatically search for drivers and it will ask if you want to install the graphics drivers.

In short

System Settings -> 'Hardware' section -> Additional Drivers

PS:

You can search for System Settings in unity dash.

Just hit Super Key(that key which has windows logo between left Ctrl and left Alt on the bottom left of keyboard) and type System Settings and hit [ENTER] to open it.

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    I don't have "Additional Drivers" in my Hardware section. Could it be hidden? (12.04 LTS)
    – Nathan Hazout
    Nov 19, 2013 at 15:43
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    Try going to Software and Updates. It should be the last tab in the pop up.
    – strider
    Apr 5, 2014 at 18:33
  • How can you get to System Settings on GUI without having a clean GUI. Isn't there a console application ?
    – Siddharth
    Oct 29, 2014 at 12:40
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Follow these instruction it is helpful

  • go to System Setting

  • then Softwares and Updates

  • then additional drivers

  • then here you will find all list of drivers

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  • Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.
    – guntbert
    Sep 14, 2014 at 18:49
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You can also use the stable PPA, if you want to stay updated with your drivers:

  1. Open a terminal and enter this command:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

  2. Reboot your system and you're done

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    What if you have AMD or Intel?
    – Shaun Roselt
    Feb 26, 2019 at 7:09

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