This tutorial will show you how to check what graphics driver your Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish system is currently using and what graphics card model is part of your system’s hardware.
Knowing your video card model and graphics driver version can help you determine if you need to install a newer driver, and which model to download the driver for.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to check what graphics driver your system is using
- How to check what graphics card model you have
| Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
|---|---|
| System | Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish |
| Software | lshw, mesa-utils |
| Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
| Conventions |
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user |
Graphics driver check Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish step by step instructions
- To check for the currently used graphics driver execute:
$ sudo lshw -c video
- Another alternative could be to use mesa utils:
$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install mesa-utils $ glxinfo -B
- If you wish to know what graphics card your system is using execute the following command:
$ lspci -nn | grep -E 'VGA|Display' OR $ sudo lshw -c video