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How do I choose a graphics card for Linux?
I'm building or buying a new Linux system, and I'm trying to select the best graphics card for my needs. How do I go about making this decision?
There's dozens of computer-gear review sites which ...
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How is the linux graphics stack organised?
Can anybody explain(hopefully with a picture), how is the linux graphics stack organised? I hear all the time about X/GTK/GNOME/KDE etc., but I really don't have any idea what they actually do and how ...
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Are there any distributions with a working on-the-fly hybrid graphics switcher?
vga_switcheroo is used in many distros (including Arch), but it would be nice to have real-time switching.
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How do I set default brightness after boot?
Linux Mint 12 (64bit), on an Acer Aspire 7730g. Upon every boot, the screen brightness is set very very low. Easily fixed via the function keys, but still a very annoying thing to do after every boot. ...
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Achieving full resolution with PowerVR SGX454 on Ubuntu 12.04
I have a Mini-PC with an ASRock AD2700B-ITX motherboard, which has an Intel PowerVR SGX545 on-board graphic chip. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on it today.
Everything is working properly and is quite ...
