How to Install Mesa Driver on Lubuntu 16.04 Xenial Gnu/Linux

Lubuntu 16.04 Latest MESA Installation Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Latest MESA Drivers in Lubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS GNU/Linux.

And MESA for Lubuntu 16.04, also called Mesa3D, originally was an Open-Source Device Driver and Software Implementation of the OpenGL, Vulkan, OpenGL ES, OpenCL, and others API specifications.

What is MESA now? Currently the Mesa Project is a solution to encompass the different Open Source Graphics Drivers (AMD/RADEON, INTEL) available on Linux and power directly the GPU!

Especially relevant: MESA is Not Recommended solution for the Latest NVIDIA Cards where is suitable instead to use the Proprietary Driver.

1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. How to Add the Latest MESA Lubuntu PPA Repository

   Latest MESA Repo Install

   Enable Latest MESA Lubuntu PPA

3. Then to Install MESA Drivers
   Just Upgrade the System with:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade

4. Finally, to Check MESA Version
   First, Install the Required Package:

   sudo apt install mesa-utils

   And:

   glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version"

So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install the Latest MESA in Lubuntu 16.04!