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Ubuntu - GPU - Mesa - Install Mesa Utilities
Mesa is an open source 3D computer graphics library that provides a generic OpenGL implementation for rendering three-dimensional graphics on multiple platforms.
sudo apt install mesa-utils
Install the latest stable version of the Mesa driver
There may be a need to installed a more recent version of Mesa than what comes with Ubuntu.
- perhaps to play more recent games.
NOTE: This requires the use of a PPA.
WARNING: Installing new Mesa graphics drivers may also require a newer Linux kernel.
- It will be a good idea to enable HWE kernel on Ubuntu to reduce the chances of conflict with the kernel.
- HWE Kernel gives you the latest stable kernel used by Ubuntu on an older LTS release.
The Kisak-mesa PPA provides the latest point release of Mesa.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kisak/kisak-mesa sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade
NOTE: This will provide the latest Mesa point release.
Remove it and go back to original Mesa driver
If you are facing issues and do not want to use the newer version of Mesa, you can revert to the original version.
Install PPA Purge tool first:
sudo apt install ppa-purge
And then use it to remove the PPA as well as the Mesa package version installed by this PPA.
sudo ppa-purge ppa:kisak/kisak-mesa