Ubuntu

General Status

• Included with Distribution
• Native Installer Support contributed by Aric Cyr

Installation

• Hardy (8.04) Installation Guide
• Gutsy (7.10) Installation Guide
• Feisty (7.04) Installation Guide
• Edgy (6.10) Installation Guide
• Dapper (6.06) Installation Guide
• Breezy (5.10) Installation Guide

Tips and Tricks

• To build your own .deb packages for Ubuntu you will need to install at least the following packages from the apt repositories:
  • build-essential
  • fakeroot
  • dh-make
  • debconf

• Moreover for latest releases, the following package simplify module installation:
  • dkms

• If you want to use a newer version of the driver than the one which comes with your distribution and you have linux-restricted-modules installed, you have to disable the fglrx kernel module from linux-restricted-modules because it will invariably get in the way of your more recent drivers. Detailed information on how to achieve this can be found in the distribution-specific guides.

• You can configure the driver with the aticonfig tool, more information can be found at Configuring.

Related Resources

• Ubuntuforums.org Video forum: Breezy, Dapper