GNU/Linux Mint 18 Install Radeon RX Vega Driver
Hello Mint User! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download and Install Radeon RX Vega Linux Mint 18.x Driver.
And the following Instructions shows you How to Download & Install the AMDGPU Pro Proprietary Linux Graphics Driver.
Finally, to successfully Installing Radeon RX Vega Driver in Linux Mint 18 you’ll have to Manually Edit and Fix the Driver’s Installation Script.
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First, Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands) -
Download the AMD RX Vega Radeon Driver in Mint
Grab the Ubuntu 16.04 Version.
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Next Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
Or from Shell:tar -Jxvf amdgpu-pro* -C /tmp
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Then Amend the Installation Script
Because by Default it supports Only Ubuntu…sudo nano +49 amdgpu-pro-install
This to find and edit near the 49th row of the Script.
(Use the Arrows to Navigate)
And Change:case "$ID" in/nubuntu)
In:
case "$ID_LIKE" in/nubuntu)
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor :)
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Finally, Installing Radeon RX Vega Linux Mint Driver
Change to the Target directory:cd /tmp/amdgpu-pro*
Install it with:
sudo ./amdgpu-pro-install -y
Wait patiently until the Kermel modules are build and installed…