Now that AMD have dropped support for Linux, I'm wondering if it would be better in the long term to change my graphics card.
ini -Fxzd gives me the following?
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david@Ancholme ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: Ancholme Kernel: 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.3.1)
Desktop: MATE 1.14.1 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.1)
Distro: Linux Mint 18 Sarah
Machine: Mobo: ASRock model: Z97 Anniversary
Bios: American Megatrends v: P1.40 date: 01/16/2015
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-4790 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 28791
clock speeds: max: 4000 MHz 1: 3999 MHz 2: 3998 MHz 3: 4000 MHz
4: 3999 MHz 5: 3998 MHz 6: 3804 MHz 7: 3988 MHz 8: 3988 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Curacao PRO [Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM]
bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.3 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD PITCAIRN (DRM 2.43.0, LLVM 3.8.0)
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1 Intel 9 Series Family HD Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7700/7800 Series]
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
Card-3 Logitech Webcam C270 driver: USB Audio usb-ID: 008-002
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-21-generic
Network: Card: Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V
driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: f040 bus-ID: 00:19.0
IF: enp0s25 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 10002.0GB (21.5% used)
ID-1: USB /dev/sda model: Expansion_Desk size: 5001.0GB
ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST3000DM001 size: 3000.6GB
ID-3: USB /dev/sdc model: External_USB_3.0 size: 2000.4GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 2.7T used: 30G (2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb2
ID-2: swap-1 size: 17.13GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb3
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 36.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 43.0
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 258 Uptime: 11:23 Memory: 1131.5/15998.3MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.421) inxi: 2.2.35
david@Ancholme ~ $
I have found that I much prefer Mint Mate edition. Any advice, please?
Regards
David