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My Ubuntu version is new, and Intel Graphics Installer doesn't allow me to install the Intel video drivers. It says "Distribution not supported" How can I resolve this problem?

Naveen
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That software checks /etc/lsb-release and that is a text file we can edit ourself so it might be fairly easy to circumvent. Make a backup first though if you do not know what this means. From a command line: 

sudo cp /etc/lsb-release /etc/lsb-release.backup

And then edit the file ...

sudo gedit /etc/lsb-release

And change the lines as below:

DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=utopic

And save it. Start the installation and it should finish this time without a notice regarding the distribution.

After that you can then put back the backup file with (cp to leave the backup, change it to mv to also remove the backup)...

sudo cp /etc/lsb-release.backup /etc/lsb-release
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  • This is a bad advice. It will break the system in many cases. It may break dependencies, etc. – Pilot6 May 26 '15 at 16:10
  • no it is not and does not @Pilot6 Mind the "After that you can then put back the backup file with" makes it --harmless-- and it only circumvents the stupid check from the installer. – Rinzwind May 26 '15 at 16:39
  • That backup does not fix anything. It is very hard to revert that driver install to normal Ubuntu packages, if something goes wrong. – Pilot6 May 26 '15 at 16:41
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    If something goes wrong it is not due to this temporary alteration. Have you even tried it with a none working installation? I have and I can tell you it worked flawlessly. There is no check when removing and all is removed as it should. Very simple if you get this notice: you either can not install Ubuntu or you use this and can install it. Simple choice for me. Feel free to provide an answer yourself for this. – Rinzwind May 26 '15 at 16:46
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    I get this error "W:Failed to fetch http://... Hash Sum mismatch ... Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead." – M. Ahmad Zafar Jun 16 '15 at 18:18
  • @MuhammadAhmadZafar means an incorrect download/source file. – Rinzwind Jun 16 '15 at 19:13
  • This solution does not work. (Ubuntu 16.04) – Nolan Akash Jul 31 '16 at 23:03
  • This ONLY works for a buggy version check. Not if the actual video card is NOT supported @MathManiac – Rinzwind Aug 01 '16 at 12:04
  • Worked for me in Ubuntu 16.04.1 BUT by changing version in lsb_release from 16.04 LTS to 15.04 LTS. The installer seems to check for LTS... – aesede Aug 18 '16 at 03:53