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I have amd radeon hd 5450 and i am trying to install amdgpu . I download a 80mb file and extracted it . In amd support page it tells to run the included script (amdgpu-pro-install) to install the graphics stack . 1st question : how to run the script

i did some research and found that draging the amdgpu-pro-install to terminal will do it but at the end it shows

E: Unable to locate package amdgpu-pro

iam running 32bit operating system and have 2gb of ram

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  • Go to the folder the script is in in the terminal and type sudo ./amdgpu-pro-install.
    – anonymous2
    Commented Aug 15, 2016 at 12:27
  • Note: On AMD support page they mention ./amdgpu-pro-install –y. But on the newest download (v17) I got an error adding '-y'. Do not add it if you get error. Anyway, the answer you need is on AMD site. To run: Open terminal/shell/console: sudo ./amdgpu-pro-install Wait. When done, reboot. Add 'video' to user groups/logout/login. Done.
    – B. Shea
    Commented Nov 18, 2017 at 20:13
  • @bshea That's because those instructions contain a subtle typo if you are copy/pasting. That –y should be -y.
    – Martin Thornton
    Commented Sep 16, 2018 at 10:37

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To install amdgpu-pro, open a terminal and run the following commands one at a time 

mkdir /tmp
cd tmp
wget --referer=http://support.amd.com  https://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ubuntu/amdgpu-pro-17.40-492261.tar.xz
​tar -Jxvf amdgpu-pro-17.40-492261.tar.xz
cd amdgpu-pro-17.40-492261
amdgpu-pro-driver/amdgpu-pro-install

Ensure that your user account is a member of the "video" group prior to using the vulkan driver. You can find which groups you are a member of with the following command:

groups

If not add yourself

sudo usermod -a -G video $LOGNAME

That should be it, to check it installed

dpkg -l amdgpu-pro

To remove it

amdgpu-pro-uninstall
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    sudo usermod -a -G video $LOGNAMEdoes not add me to the video group no matter how much I run it
    – Tooniis
    Commented Jul 22, 2017 at 9:53
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    @Tooniis even after logging out and back in?
    – Nathan Osman
    Commented Aug 16, 2017 at 17:54
  • You simply copied AMD page support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMDGPU-PRO-Install.aspx
    – B. Shea
    Commented Nov 18, 2017 at 4:22
  • @bshea Of course, where else do you think the information for installing AMD drivers come from, if not AMD?
    – Mark Kirby
    Commented Nov 18, 2017 at 12:04
  • The wget referrer is important, without it the site stopped me from download the drivers from the terminal.
    – Jonno_FTW
    Commented Mar 22, 2018 at 11:01
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The amdgpu driver does not support the hd5450.

You should be using the radeon-based drivers that are included in the distro install image.

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    Can you provide instructions for using the drivers you recommend?
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Commented Dec 11, 2016 at 19:23
  • @WinEunuuchs2Unix They come pre-installed with all Ubuntu installations.
    – retrixe
    Commented Feb 22, 2017 at 16:25
  • I meant modprobe, etc.
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Commented Feb 22, 2017 at 18:07
  • Indeed, this is the correct answer. Supported cards are listed in the driver release notes, for example: support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/….
    – mikewhatever
    Commented Dec 2, 2017 at 19:24

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