Graphic drivers requires packages, how to check/install them

[Znote]

Hello.

I have Radeon HD5850 graphic card in my computer.

I want to install the Linux drivers, and the manual says that I need these packages in order to install it properly:


XFree86-Mesa-libGL
libstdc++
libgcc
XFree86-libs
fontconfig
freetype
zlib
gcc

How can I check that I got this and how can I install it?

I tried to do sudo apt-get install XFree86-Mesa-libGL

in the terminal and it says package not found.

Is there a way to check if I already have these packages?

They also say I should uninstall the default drivers I got from installing the OS. Is this neccesary? It seem to be rather bothersome, and I am afraid the interface will be ******* up so I won't be able to do anything once I have uninstalled the default drivers.

I use LinuxMint 9 AMD64

[Znote]

Ok I installed HD5850 drivers version 10.5 and I didn't find any erorrs under installation.

However then I tried to play Heroes of Newerth and I got this problem:


They made an error log but I can't locate it. It says it saved in brannfjell/.heroes of newerth/game but a folder named .Heroes of Newerth does not exist, but there is folder named HoN and when I enter it I see folder named "game" but I cant find crash log there either.

Sorry im a newfag.

This happen after I installed driver version 10.5 for HD5850 graphic card driver.

Before I could run it, but graphics was horrible and it was lagging like ****. And prolly eventually crashed, I did alt F4 and not sure if thats what killed the program or if it was something else.

In Windows 7 this goes super fast.

[beefstu]

Try this

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 cd ~/.Heroes\ of\ Newerth/game

the termianlndoes not like spaces in things. Alternatively

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 cd~/"Heros of Newerth"/game

how did you install the drivers in the end? Were they not in the hardware drivers In the mint menu?