Step-by-step AMDGPU Pro Linux Mint 18 Installation

Install AMDGPU on Linux Mint 18

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install AMDGPU-Pro Graphics and GPU Driver for Linux Mint 18.x Sarah/Serena/Sonya/Sylvia LTS GNU/Linux.

And AMDGPU Pro for Mint 18 includes the AMD Proprietary OpenGL, OpenCL, and Vulkan Drivers.

1. 1. Launching Shell Emulator

   Open a Terminal window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. 2. Checking System

   Now Check if Already Installed with

   dpkg -l amdgpu-pro

3. 3. Downloading AMDGPU-Pro for Linux Mint

   Download AMDGPU for Mint GNU/Linux

   Get AMDGPU tar.xz for Linux Mint

   AMDGPU for Linux Mint

   If possible Select directly “Open with Archive Manager”!

4. 4. Extracting AMDGPU Archive

   Then Extract AMDGPU tar.xz into /tmp Directory
   If it does Not Open automatically then Double-Click on File Manager:

   
   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvf ~/Downloads/amdgpu-pro*.tar.xz -C /tmp/

5. 5. Fixing Installation Script

   Then Follow Instruction to Fix Installer

   AMDGPU Script Fix

6. 6. Installing AMDGPU-Pro

   First, Access Target directory:

   cd && cd Downloads/amd*

   (But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.)
   So to Verify it’s there List the Directory Contents with:

   ls . | grep amdgpu

   Now to Set up AMDGPU Run Installer:

   sudo ./amdgpu-pro-install -y

   Finally, Reboot:

   sudo reboot

7. 7. Configuring for Vulkan

   Finally, Only for Vulkan Driver:

   sudo usermod -a -G video $LOGNAME

   And Check the Setup is successful with:

   groups

So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install AMDGPU Driver in Linux Mint 18!