14 DAY TRIAL // One of our readers informs us about the general availability of the Intel Graphics Update Tool 2.0.3 for Linux-based operating systems, which finally brings support for the latest Ubuntu and Fedora releases.
Previously known as Intel Graphics Installer for Linux, the Intel Graphics Update Tool is designed to let users install the latest graphics drivers for their Intel HD GPUs. It's specifically made for Ubuntu and Fedora distributions, and the latest version finally adds support for Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) and Fedora 24, though Fedora 25 is out.
"Version 2.0.3 of the update tool is targeted specifically at both Ubuntu 16.10 and Fedora 24. Earlier revisions for those Linux distributions are now deprecated and are no longer being supported by the update tool. Please upgrade to a more recent version of your OS distribution if you want to take advantage of this release," reads the announcement.
Mesa 12.0.3 3D Graphics Library and Cairo 1.15.2 have been included
Included in Intel Graphics Update Tool 2.0.3 is the Mesa 12.0.3 3D Graphics Library, Cairo 1.15.2 graphics library, libva-intel-driver 1.7.2, as well as all the libva related libraries, such as libva-wayland, libva-tpi, libva-glx, libva-egl, libva-drm, libva-x11, and libva-utils. The new version also supports Intel Graphics Stack Recipe 2016Q3 for Linux.
To install Intel Graphics Update Tool 2.0.3 right now on your Ubuntu 16.10 or Fedora 24 OS, you'll need to download either the 64-bit or 32-bit binary package for your GNU/Linux distribution from the announcement page above, save the file on your Home directory, open a terminal emulator and execute the "sh ./intel-linux-graphics-update-tool" command (without quotes).
Thanks Paul Swanson for the news tip!