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Ubuntu - GPU - Mesa - Install Mesa Utilities - Install the Ernst Sjöstrand - Mesa Almost Stable driver

ALERT: Trying to get rid of this PPA is very difficult due to broken dependencies.

  • Only install at risk!

To install Ernst Sjöstrand - Mesa Almost Stable driver than what comes with Ubuntu.

  • perhaps to play more recent games.

WARNING: This uses 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.

Install the Ernst Sjöstrand Almost Mesa PPA driver

The Ernst Sjöstrand Almost Stable PPA provides a newer, and almost stable release of Mesa.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ernstp/mesarc
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

NOTE: This will provide the almost 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:ernstp/mesarc

References

ubuntu/gpu/mesa/install_mesa_utilities/install_the_ernst_sjoestrand_-_mesa_almost_stable_driver.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/12 00:45 by peter

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