
Some devices attached to the computer may need proprietary drivers in order to work properly. Most often these devices are used for video and wireless networking.
A proprietary driver is a hardware management software application that is not free and open-source. Typically the software is concealed and controlled by the company selling the hardware.
Most of the devices (hardware) attached to computers should function properly in Kubuntu™. The devices are likely to have free drivers. These drivers can be freely modified by developers, and any problems or incompatibilities with Linux™ can be fixed.
Some hardware does not have free drivers — usually because the hardware manufacturer has not released hardware details which would make it possible to create such a driver for a Linux™ system. If such a manufacturer has not created Linux™ drivers, the hardware may have limited functionality or may not work at all.
If an appropriate proprietary driver is available for a certain device, it can be installed in order to allow that device to function properly or to add new features. For example, installing proprietary drivers for certain graphics cards allows for the use of advanced visual effects.
Some computers may not have any devices that can use proprietary drivers, either because all the devices are fully supported by free drivers or because proprietary drivers are not yet available.
Caution
Proprietary drivers are usually maintained by the hardware manufacturer, so they cannot be modified by developers if there is a problem.
Kubuntu™ ships with an application, developed by Ubuntu™ developers, which maintains proprietary drivers. This application is known as Jockey, and in Kubuntu™ is named jockey-kde. It can be opened by going to → → → .
Procedure 1. Käyttääksesi suljettua ajuria laitteelle:
Open Jockey by going to → → → .
Etsi käyttöön otettava ajuri ja lue sen kuvaus.
to enable the driver. A password may be required.
Suljettu ajuri saatetaan joutua noutamaan Internetistä, jonka jälkeen se asennetaan.
Saatat joutua käynnistämään tietokoneen uudelleen, jotta ajuri tulisi käyttöön; asennusprosessi ei aina välttämättä ilmoita uudelleenkäynnistyksen tarpeesta.
Procedure 2. Suljetun ajuri ottaminen pois käytöstä:
Open Jockey by going to → → → .
Etsi ajuri jonka haluat poistaa ja lue sen kuvaus.
to disable the driver and continue using a free driver, if available. A password may be required.
Saatat joutua käynnistämään tietokoneen uudelleen, jotta ajurin poistaminen käytöstä valmistuisi.