OutDated Drivers: How do Install Intel Drivers In Opensuse

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Hi, I verify in Intel site that my Intel’drivers are outdated, because Dell Suport is slow, so how do I update them in Opensuse?

Do I use Virtual Machine or try through Wine?

Thanks in advanced!

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alexdbars Hi, I verify in Intel site that my Intel’drivers are outdated, because Dell Suport is slow, so how do I update them in Opensuse?

Do I use Virtual Machine or try through Wine?

Thanks in advanced!
In general, you do not change “Drivers” in openSUSE as they are part of the kernel. There are cases where you might have to do a manual module load for some reason, but it is not all that common. Of course the big question is, what problem are you trying to fix? If there is no problem, updating your “Drivers” is not required.

The subject of using a Virtual Machine or Wine are different from what is going on with openSUSE hardware support. If you are running a version of Windows in a virtual machine hosted under openSUSE, new Windows drivers might be required, but due to the disconnect of hardware from a host computer a virtual session, this would not apply generally. As for Wine, this is just a way to attempt to run a Windows application natively under openSUSE which has nothing to do with Drivers.

So, if there was an important BIOS update for your PC at Dell, I might indeed load it, but normally you will not be trying to load Intel “drivers” into your openSUSE session unless something is not working.

Thank You,

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Wow, I did not know about that in the kernel were all needed drivers,
I incoming on linux’ Sphere about two months ago, so sorry by take your time to explain it to me, I will dig on linux hardware !

Thanks!!

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Some Intel graphics do not perform so well

/sbin/lspci -nnk

will tell us about that and more

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Thanks, I read about kernel and I found out I liked it, maybe in an incoming future a will wish learn earnestly about kernel, device drivers, alsa… in meanwhile…THANKS!!