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 ====== Ubuntu - GPU - Mesa ======
-Mesa is an open source 3D computer graphics library that provides a generic OpenGL implementation for rendering three-dimensional graphics on multiple platforms.
+**Mesa** is an open source 3D computer graphics library that provides a generic OpenGL implementation for rendering three-dimensional graphics on multiple platforms.
   * Mesa provides open source software implementation of OpenGL, Vulkan, and some other graphics API specifications for Intel and AMD graphics hardware.
     * Mesa implements various API’s (Application programming interface) like OpenGL, OpenGL ES, OpenCL, OpenMAX, VDPAU, VA API, XvMC and Vulkan.
   * With Mesa, you can play high-end games and use applications that require such graphics libraries.
+Mesa uses card-specific drivers to translate the API into a hardware-specific form.
+Modern display servers and window managers like X.Org and Wayland use OpenGL internally, so all the graphics go through Mesa.
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 [[Ubuntu:GPU:Mesa:Find the current version of Mesa|Find the current version of Mesa]]
+[[Ubuntu:GPU:Mesa:Install a local copy of Mesa (without overwriting OS version)|Install a local copy of Mesa (without overwriting OS version)]]
+[[Ubuntu:GPU:Mesa:Install Mesa Vulkan Drivers|Install Mesa Vulkan Drivers]]
 [[Ubuntu:GPU:Mesa:Install Mesa Utilities|Install Mesa Utilities]]
 [[Ubuntu:GPU:Mesa:Test Performance|Test Performance]]
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 https://mesamatrix.net/
+https://docs.mesa3d.org/systems.html