Is it safe to install updated Intel drivers from the x-swat PPA?

Question

Is it safe to install updated Intel drivers for Ubuntu 11.10 from the following PPAs?

ppa:glasen/intel-driver
ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

Here's my system spec.

Sony Vaio S-series VPCSE190X
Intel Core i7-2640M processor (2.80GHz / 3.50GHz with Turbo Boost)
AMD Radeon HD 6630M (1GB) hybrid graphics with Intel HD Graphics 3000

Please share your experiences.

I have not had any issues with the Intel Drivers and Gnome Shell however i had issues with the AMD card on another computer, this leads me to think that you're seeing this because of the AMD card. — Uri Herrera, Jan 03 '12 at 08:34

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 03 '12 at 07:29

1

My experience with crashes says if it is not broken dont try to fix it. Drivers from repos work fine for me but I have read many who have broke their installation due to third party drivers. So unless current drivers don't work for you don't try it.

answered Jan 03 '12 at 07:29

Stefano Mtangoo

2,780

Thanks for quick reply. I'm asking because I have a few issues with gnome-shell and the current intel drivers v2.15. – Jason Jan 03 '12 at 07:30
Have you tried to resolve them without resorting to that option? – Stefano Mtangoo Jan 03 '12 at 07:44

Is it safe to install updated Intel drivers from the x-swat PPA?

1 Answers1

Linked