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**Here what you guys have to do to install the required APU (CPU + GPU) drivers, and make more out of it.** 1. First Download the latest Linux (.run) driver for your graphic card from amd official Site.** Then execute following commands. ``` sudo apt-get install build-essential cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases linux-headers-generic fakeroot sudo apt-get install libqtgui4 sudo sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13-4-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/quantal ``` **2. ATI/ATI Hybrids** As of Catalyst 11-8, switching between two ATI cards (and maybe Intel/ATI muxless too?) is supposed to be doable, though I don’t know if that applies to all ATI/ATI hybrids or only the muxless ones. One would use amdconfig’s PowerXpress options to switch back and forth between the integrated and discrete cards, like so: ``` amdconfig --pxl            # List current activated GPU sudo amdconfig --px-dgpu   # Activate discrete GPU (High-Performance mode), must re-start X to take effect sudo amdconfig --px-igpu   # Activate integrated GPU (Power-Saving mode), must re-start X to take effect ``` After switching, one would log out and back in to restart X. To restart X-Servers : Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to restart X. **3. Install Jupiter (For extending battery life and protecting your precious device from overheating):** ``` sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jolicloud-team/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install jupiter ``` **Have a look at it :**

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