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Ubuntu comes with hardware video decoding support out of the box, just install it on a machine with an Intel or AMD gpu, and tick the "Install third-party softw
by icebraining 7y ago
Ubuntu comes with hardware video decoding support out of the box, just install it on a machine with an Intel or AMD gpu, and tick the "Install third-party software" box during installation.
- pjmlp 7y agoIf you're lucky with the card. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/03/ubuntu-drops-amd-catalyst-fglrx-driver-16-04 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/03/ubuntu-drops-amd-catalys...
- icebraining 7y agoAll that article says is that if you use a newer OS version, you have to use a newer driver (amdgpu or radeon instead of the deprecated fglrx), not that you'd lose hardware-accelerated video.
- pjmlp 7y agoExcept that newer driver happens to lack features from the old one.
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- icebraining 7y agoYet hardware-accelerated video still worked fine out of the box.
- pjmlp 7y agoSurely not on my Radeon.