I recently installed an AMD Radeon RX 6600 on my Linux Mint PC, but I'm a bit confused about the drivers. It seems that the only drivers I can find are specifically for Linux Ubuntu, not Mint. Is it safe to download and use those drivers anyway, or is there a better approach? Any advice would be appreciated!
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Actually, Mint is built on Ubuntu, so they share a lot of the same features. I use amdgpu-install for my setup because it covers everything I need, including ROCm support.
Just like others mentioned, no need to download the Ubuntu drivers. They come pre-installed in Mint since it’s based on Ubuntu. Your graphics card will function properly as is!
You actually don’t need to worry about downloading anything! The AMD drivers are already integrated into the Linux kernel, so your RX 6600 should be working just fine without extra installations.
Thanks for the tip! I’ll check out amdgpu-install to see if it fits my needs.