Ubuntu mate 16.04 and AMD Switchable Graphics

[DeathTempGamer]

Hi everyone. As you can see i am done with windows 10. Probably the worst operating system ever made, worse than vista. So my plans are to revert windows 7 for gaming ,photoshop... and linux ubuntu mate for work. I was searching for solutions for installing the graphics drivers for linux and there aren't many. Just to say that i still haven't installed linux. Had anyone been installed linux on amd apu and discrete gpu alongside integrated apu. I don't want to waste my time fixing drivers on linux, if there is no solution to that at all. 

I will be thankfull to anyone who help me.

[WAWood]

@DeathTempGamer 

I'm sorry, but we here are not equipped to provide detailed Linux support.

HP only warranties their PCs for usage with the OS that comes preinstalled. IF you replace that with Linux, or add a Linux OS, then you assume full responsibility for maintaining that -- as HP provides Linux assistance only on Redhat and then only to commercial customers.

The primary "challenge" to using Linux on any HP PC is the availability of Linux drivers. Any hardware that does not work will then range from simple (if there are Linux drivers available) to impossible (if there are NO Linux drivers available) to fix.

Since HP does not provide Linux drivers, your best bet for Linux support is to contact the support forum for the Linux distro you are using -- in this case, the Linux Mint Forums: http://forums.linuxmint.com/index.php?sid=e1d864fe510e562a3fca15f38c93b95a

Folks on Linux support forums have experience using a variety of machines with Linux and know a lot about driver and installation issues. You will be able to get sound and detailed help there.

Good Luck

[DeathTempGamer]

Thanks for the answer. I will try to see on their forums for some sort of solution. If i don't find any i will try myself and post the results. Thanks again.

[DeathTempGamer · Accepted solution]

Hi everyone. I tried Ubuntu Mate and Zorin OS as live cd, and both gpu seems to be working. On zorin os there is option to launch apps with discrette gpu and the performance is good as far as i can see. It looks that it works, i'll see when i install it.