The easiest way to install the video card driver and enable the 3D desktop

This article will introduce you to the easiest way to install the graphics driver on the http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/13835.html >ubuntu, and how to install and enable the 3D desktop.

Hardware and software environment requirements

Enabling 3D desktop hardware, the graphics card recommends the use of Nvidia and ATI mainstream independent graphics, for Intel graphics cards, integrated graphics, old graphics cards, and the latest new video cards to launch the market, may not be suitable for use this article "The easiest driver installation method (tested, Intel G965 integrated Graphics 3100 will automatically install the video card driver on Ubuntu 8.04, you can install Compiz 3D desktop effect) ", if the Ubuntu system from the" Unrestricted drive "installation is not successful, please find a separate solution. CPU and memory are naturally higher and better configured.

This article has been tested on Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10 and is available for I386,AMD64 and DVD versions

Network environment

The software involved in this article needs to be connected to the Internet for download and installation, please make sure the system is connected to the network
List of software involved
Envyng-gtk
Compizconfig-settings-manager
Emerald
Fusion-icon
Recordmydesktop

1. Install Envyng aids [Ubuntu 10.04 and later versions are not supported]

Let envyng this fool software to help you! The advantage of installing the driver with Envyng is that some of the conflicting packages that need to be uninstalled will automatically uninstall it, and some 3D desktops need to install the support package that will automatically help you install it. For example, Nvidia's GLX related software packages, etc. The association between these software is more complex, if the manual installation method is cumbersome and error prone.

First of all, to ensure that the Internet, the graphical interface, click on the Taskbar "System"-"System Management"-"software source" in the pop-up window "Download from" drop-down menu, the default "China's server" re-election to the "master server." Click "Close" and then automatically update some files.

Then, click on the Taskbar "System"-"System Management"-"New software package Manager" in the menu bar click "Edit"-"search"-Enter ENVYNG-GTK and check it, will be prompted to install Envyng-core, tick-click "Application" You can download the installation automatically (download ENVYNG-QT installation if you have KDE installed in Ubuntu).

How to install on the command line: Click on the Taskbar "Application"-"attachment"-"terminal" and enter the following command:

sudo apt install envyng-gtk

If you are unable to enter the graphical interface, you can also start, and then log on at the terminal, using this command to install Envyng.

Note: If you are a 64-bit CPU system, you may be prompted to "/usr/lib32/libgl.so.1" error when you install Envyng: Click on the Taskbar "Application"-"attachment"-"terminal" and enter the following command.

sudo ln-s/usr/lib64/usr/lib32

And then follow the above steps to install Envyng can be successfully installed completed.