


The official Graphics Drivers Team PPA–that’s short for personal package archive–is designed to solve this issue in the long term. RELATED: How to Install Software From Outside Ubuntu's Software Repositories You’ll see an “Install Updates” button that will take care of this for you in the About This Computer window. You should also install any available updates for Ubuntu from Update Manager before continuing. To check this on Ubuntu’s default Unity desktop, click the gear in the top-right corner of the screen and select “About This Computer.” You’ll see this information displayed to the right of “OS type.” You can also check this from the terminal.

You’ll need to know whether you’re using a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Ubuntu before continuing. RELATED: How to Check if Your Linux System Is 32-bit or 64-bit Are You Using a 32-bit or 64-bit Version of Ubuntu?
