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jdurdach

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So I'm building my first pcw Ubuntu. Does anyone know where I can find drivers for my peripherals? Also, do I need to install drivers for any other hardware components like mobos, hard drives, etc...? I'm a novice so I know that question may be pretty stupid but I'm just making sure bc I won't be using an optical drive. I'm going to install Ubuntu from a bootable usb, but I I'm still unsure about drivers for the hardware, if that even is such a thing.
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The linux kernel has most drivers already included. The drivers for your hardware are heavily dependant on the linux version you are using so if you have latest hardware you will want to use latest Linux version to be sure hardware works. Don't use ubuntu 14.04LTS for example with latest hardware because the drivers are probably too old.

For graphics drivers there are two options for amd/Nvidia. The default free open source driver will work fine for most applications. The proprietary driver can be installed if you need more 3d performance but requires additional configuration
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ComputerSecurityGuy

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Welcome to the amazing world of Linux where downloading drivers are (mostly) a thing of the past!!! Sometimes Linux users will need proprietary drivers (mostly for video cards) but for 99% of cases you don't need to install anything! It's great. However I will warn you that some more obscure devices won't have drivers but most do. Printers are especially notorious but are installable. Sorry for the enthusiasm but after installing probably 50 drivers on a Windows computer Linux was a bit of a relief, so I'm still happy.
 
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The linux kernel has most drivers already included. The drivers for your hardware are heavily dependant on the linux version you are using so if you have latest hardware you will want to use latest Linux version to be sure hardware works. Don't use ubuntu 14.04LTS for example with latest hardware because the drivers are probably too old.

For graphics drivers there are two options for amd/Nvidia. The default free open source driver will work fine for most applications. The proprietary driver can be installed if you need more 3d performance but requires additional configuration
 
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