Add the oibaf repository and install the RadeonSI drivers If you are using the ‘fglrx’ or ‘fglrx-updates’ package from Driver Manager, you should switch back to the open source driver and restart. Once the uninstaller finishes, you will need to restart your system. If you downloaded a recent version of the fglrx drivers, you can do this by running the uninstaller: Getting Started: Removing any existing binary driversįirst, be sure to remove any binary driver and Catalyst Control Center. If you’re not sure, you may want to find the OpenGL requirements for your games before continuing. You may have trouble running newer titles like DOTA 2 or Civilization V. Steam only reports access to OpenGL 3.0 features (compared to OpenGL 4.3 from the official drivers). You should be comfortable with using the linux terminal and know the basics of package management, as these drivers are considered unstable and may be frequently updated (and possibly broken).Īs of the date of this guide, the RadeonSI driver has less OpenGL compatibility than the official driver.

If you’re not satisfied with the performance of the proprietary (fglrx) drivers and are mainly interested in playing older titles, the RadeonSI drivers may be a good choice.

When might you (not) want to use this guide? These instructions were last updated July 17, 2014, and are for Ubuntu Trusty (14.04) and Linux Mint 17 for a Radeon HD 7850. By the end of this guide, hopefully you will be able to run Steam and Source-engine games using the newest open-source drivers for your ATI/AMD graphics card.

This is a short guide detailing the steps to get Steam and older source-engine games like Team Fortress 2 up and running using the most recent open-source RadeonSI driver.

Download ubuntu 14.04 drivers