Questions tagged [proprietary]
Proprietary means software (like an application or driver) that is not open-source. It is owned by a particular company or individual who is not willing to give out its source code, or does not allow the source to be used, changed, and redistributed. A common example of proprietary software in Ubuntu is the ATI Graphics Drivers.
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How to install proprietary driver
Where do proprietary drivers go in 10.04 LTS? It says there are no proprietary drivers available.
The driver I want to install came in a folder named hybrid-portsrc_x86_32 followed by -...
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Can I use the Ubuntu font in a proprietary application?
Huge Ubuntu fan here, I really like the Ubuntu font, but as far as I know you may only use it in open-source applications. I want to use it in an iPhone/iPad app. Due to Apple's contracts, I can't ...
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Laggy Windows, and cant install Post Release update driver
When I move my windows around they are really laggy. I had a feeling it's because Ubuntu isn't taking full advantage of my graphics card so i went to install the additional drivers. The normal ...
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Kubuntu proprietary drivers vs open source
Which driver has better performance with the KDE desktop environment for kubuntu 11.10? Laptop integrated AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3200.
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Ubuntu doesn't detect my ATI VGA card, only Intel, using 'lspci | grep VGA' & 'sudo lshw -C video'
I'm sporting a Lenovo G570 Laptop with a dedicated ATi Radeon (6347) HD 1GB VGA card
For the last 5 days I've been trying to install ATI Proprietary drivers to make full use of it:
I tried almost ...
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How does the Ubuntu license work for commercial use? Do we have to follow the LGPL or the GPL?
I have an Ubuntu computer. Once Ubuntu starts I use my applications, such as: driving school exams, learning, practical use, and studying.
Now, I am preparing license documentation. If I use Ubuntu ...
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Help with Chainz Galaxy
I just bought Chainz Galaxy from USC, but it does not work. I tried to contact MumboJumbo support, but they didn't help me at all... Thanks in advance
Here's the output when I run it from the ...
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GNOME Shell flickering with ATI proprietary drivers
Works fine with opensource drivers, but with catalyst flickers everytime you press on activities or the lower right bar.
I have 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon ...
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Is there a PPA or other repository for recent proprietary ATI drivers?
I was happy to find the X Updates PPA as it has made installing newer nVidia drivers much easier. Without using the PPA, I found that the driver installed using the restricted drivers GUI often '...
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Rollback from proprietary to open source ATI drivers causes Unity to not start anymore
I just installed Ubuntu 11.10.
I changed the open drivers for the proprietary ones and had all sorts of problems while trying to make dual screens work, so I decided to roll back the drivers.
Now ...
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Problems after installing ATI proprietary driver
I'm an absolute beginner with ubuntu. After installing 11.10 I get a message to install ATI proprietary driver. The new one can't be installed, the older one get installed. After installation I must ...
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How to enable 2D acceleration (preferably using proprietary graphics driver) on 32bit pae kernel?
I recently switched from the generic 32bit kernel to the pae kernel thus enabling 10GiB instead of 3. After switching I noticed a different GUI behavior: When moving windows, I get ~3 redraws per ...
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How to use a proprietary driver [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Nvidia driver activated but currently not in use
I've just installed Ubuntu on a new machine and it work perfectly except for the NVidia Graphics driver. When booting from the ...
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Virtual Terminals messed up with proprietary NVidia graphics driver
At the current moment if I press ctrl + alt + F1 I get a blank screen for a few seconds then the bottom is filled with a mess of pixels (mainly white and a bit of brown). When I put in the open source ...
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Proprietary driver for my laptop k40ab (ATI HD4570)
I have always used the built-in utility to install the driver for my video card (HD4570). Now running Ubuntu 11.04 as a live-cd and updating the repository - the utility does not show the available ...
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MSI RX1950 Pro-Series PCI-E video card - Is there a way to make 3D functions work?
I have the 3D-Card in the subject. It is ATI-based.
I know proprietary driver support for Linux has been dropped a while ago, so I have been struggling for years now, with no success... my high-...
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Do I really need ATI proprietary drivers?
Ever since I installed 11.04, I have problems with ATI. If I don't enable it, am I still able to use HDMI with no problems?
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how to edit "Xorg.conf" to work with ATI HD 5770?
im having issues with my HD 5770 running on the proprietary driver that i get from "system/administration/additional drivers"
im using Ubuntu 10.10 and a DVI to VGA converter on a CRT screen .
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removed ati proprietary driver, tried to hibernate, destroyed ubuntu installation. help?
I totally ruined my Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop x64 installation today. I've never been able to hibernate or suspend (not with my laptop, server or htpc), not even through this guide. So I read a post here ...
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Compiz slow under proprietary nvidia driver [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 10.10 and have problem with proprietary nvidia driver for my GeForce GTS 250. I have issue with poor Compiz performance. And there is also open-source "noueau" driver.
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Why don't I have to accept a EULA when installing Adobe Flash Player?
The Adobe Flash Player has a quite restrictive EULA but it is not presented to the user when he installs it. Isn't the user obliged to accept it, before using it? Maybe some users would refuse using ...
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Install restricted drivers in command line
I'm aware there's already been a question and answer regarding Nvidia drivers, but my case is a little different. My wireless adapter's driver is proprietary, and for a minimal install, I need a ...
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ATI graphics, Minecraft, and Compiz?
When I installed Ubuntu on my desktop, everything seemed to "just work" -- I used the proprietary ATI graphics card for my ATI Radeon HD 5870 and everything from Compiz to video to Amagetron Advanced ...
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Clarification of the third-party software options during system installation
During installation, the user is presented with the following dialogue:
The 'Flash' and 'MP3' options are pretty self-explanatory, but what about the 'wireless hardware' and 'other media' options. ...
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How to determine the version and origin of proprietary drivers installed by Additional Drivers?
How can I tell which version and from which repository the Additional Drivers tool is trying to install the fglrx graphics driver?
It says that I have a different version of the driver in use. I ...
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Gaming with ATI open-source drivers
I have recently bought humble bundle 2 ( http://www.humblebundle.com/ ). Is there a way to run Braid using ATI's open-source drivers? The game always crashes. When do get it to start in windowed mode ...
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Which are the proprietary and paid games for linux do you know - Commercial games [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What native games are available?
I know only 2 games... quake 4 and Doom 3
Have any others you know ?
Paid/proprietary games... (commercial games )
These type of games i would ...