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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

How to Install Intel's open source Graphics drivers on unsupported distribution

Yesterday we all hear  has released new  drivers,
which can be downloaded from here: 

But it's only for #Ubuntu 14.04.

So if you are running Ubuntu 14.10 you will not be able to install. 


See the message ? any clues?
Right we can hack this one :)

Push 'ctrl + alt + t'
$ sudo gedit /etc/lsb-release

now comment out two lines

#DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.10
#DISTRIB_CODENAME=utopic

now add

DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty

Hit save.
should look like this
Now push super key (win-key) type Intel and rerun setup


when installation is finished don't close the window yet
now we need to revert back our /etc/lsb-release file to the original state

so again  fire up terminal
$ sudo gedit /etc/lsb-release
delete DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04 and DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
hit save and close.

Now you may close Intel's installation app

Hit reboot.


Congratulations and happy hacking :)

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