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Install / Update Intel Graphics Driver From Official Repository

Last updated: August 11, 2013

As you may know, Intel has released intel driver update utility for Linux and it’s available for Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint from Intel Repository.

intel driver update utility

To add Intel Repository to Ubuntu, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands:

  • For Ubuntu 12.04 Precise and Linux Mint 13 Maya: 
    sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://download.01.org/gfx/ubuntu/12.04/main Ubuntu 12.04" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intel-graphics.list'
  • For Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal and Linux Mint 14 Nadia: 
    sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://download.01.org/gfx/ubuntu/12.10/main Ubuntu 12.10" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intel-graphics.list'
  • For Ubuntu 13.04 Raring and Linux Mint 15 Olivia: 
    sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://download.01.org/gfx/ubuntu/13.04/main Ubuntu 13.04" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intel-graphics.list'

    • Then download and install the GPG key via 2 commands:

    wget https://download.01.org/gfx/RPM-GPG-KEY-ilg -O - | sudo apt-key add -
wget https://download.01.org/gfx/RPM-GPG-KEY-ilg-2 -O - | sudo apt-key add -

    Finally, install Intel Graphics Driver update utility via below command. Or update it to the latest via your favorite package manager.

    sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install intel-linux-graphics-installer

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      17 responses to Install / Update Intel Graphics Driver From Official Repository

      1. aDungz August 10, 2013 at 9:10 pm

        copy n’ paste exactly what you say, but:

        E: Unable to locate package intel-linux-graphics-installer

        I’d better go to https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads
        anw, thx guy.

        • Panda August 11, 2013 at 1:41 pm

          Updated! I forgot to mention that you need to update package lists before installing the utility. Thanks

      2. Robenroute August 28, 2013 at 8:59 pm

        All went well (installation instructions for Raring/Olivia) until I ran the Intel utility: “distribution not supported”. I’m on Mint 15/Olivia, which should be supported. Any ideas?

        Many thanks & regards.

        • Panda August 29, 2013 at 2:59 am

          Here’s a fix for Linux Mint 15:

          1.) Make a backup of /etc/lsb-release file by:

          sudo cp /etc/lsb-release /etc/lsb-release.bak

          2.) Then edit the file:

          sudo gedit /etc/lsb-release

          Replace the content with below lines:

          DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
          DISTRIB_RELEASE=13.04
          DISTRIB_CODENAME=raring
          DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=”Linux Mint 15 Olivia”

          3.) Now you’re able to start the intel utility, follow it and wait for it to ask you to reboot.

          4.) Remove the /etc/lsb-release by:

          sudo rm /etc/lsb-release

          Finally restore the file via the backup file in step 1.):

          sudo mv /etc/lsb-release.bak /etc/lsb-release

          Reboot.

      3. Robenroute August 29, 2013 at 9:15 am

        Tried it on my Raring (13.04) install (same machine) and all went fine…

      4. dan November 4, 2013 at 10:18 pm

        thanks mate, worked perfect (linux mint 15 mate)

      5. Jack November 7, 2013 at 7:49 pm

        Awsome….works great.

        Would someone be able to help me with OpenGl on this driver. I am using VMware and it still tells me “As a result, this virtual machine may experience very low graphics performance. Follow the instructions provided by your graphics card vendor or Linux distribution in order to update your computer’s OpenGL drivers.”
        “The 3D features of the virtual machine will be disabled.”

        Any help would be greatly appreciated.

        Thank you

      6. Hara November 27, 2013 at 3:58 pm

        I tryed for Ubuntu presice (12.04) without success, and other ideas how to get latest drivers, as release upgrade is out of questions

      7. Angel Gabriel December 18, 2013 at 3:55 pm

        Hi, i can install pacages but, when program starts, it says: “Distribution not supported”, i hope someone help me.. my Linux is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I Would thank you so much

      8. Abas December 20, 2013 at 6:38 am

        I could not install in Linux Mint 16 because – libpackagekit-glib2-14 but it is not installable
        How can I fix this problem?

      9. Pablo January 5, 2014 at 6:50 am

        Hi,
        Everything went fine till I ran the Intel utility.It says “Distribution not supported”.
        My lsb-realease file looks like this
        DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
        DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
        DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
        DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=”Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS”

        New to ubuntu,kindly help

        Regards,
        Pablo

      10. Franco May 24, 2014 at 3:30 pm

        On Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon I had actually to use “13.10” and “saucy”, then it worked well. Thanks!

      11. John July 27, 2014 at 6:37 pm

        I copied and pasted everything for Linux 12.04 and when I opened the application it says “distro not supported”

      12. Cesar September 23, 2014 at 7:10 pm

        Hi guys for Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon:
        DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
        DISTRIB_RELEASE=13.10
        DISTRIB_CODENAME=saucy
        DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=”Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon”

      13. mc0e December 15, 2015 at 4:33 pm

        https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads no longer supports Ubuntu 14.04. Mint does not yet support anything later. Unless someone’s got a copy of the old .deb files somewhere(?), it looks like I’m stuck with 1 frame per second video playback for the foreseeable future.

        Do the old .deb files even work? IS there some reason why 01.org dropped support for Ubuntu 14.04?