
In this tutorial, we will help you install this driver under Ubuntu 12.04 or older (applicable also for Ubuntu derivatives) and any other Ubuntu-based system like Linux Mint 13 or older.
AMD ATI Catalyst 12.6 Installation
Uninstall the old AMD driver with these commands:
sudo sh /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh
sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* xorg-driver-fglrx
Then start the installation of AMD Catalyst 12.6 with these commands:
cd /tmp && wget -O amd-driver-12-6-x86_64.run http://goo.gl/XBFyI
chmod +x amd-driver-12-6-x86_64.run
sudo sh amd-driver-12-6-x86_64.run
Follow now setup instructions:
If the driver is well installed, you need to run now this command:
sudo aticonfig --initial -f
Then restart your computer.
Good luck!
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