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Old 11-10-2013, 09:15 AM   #1
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Question Hardware updates


am i correct in thinking that Linux updates my hardware automatically ie my graphics card and on-board sound etc, iam using Linux Mint
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If you mean does it update the drivers automaticaly then, yes, it will as long as you update your system when the update-manager tells you updates are available or manually run updates once in a while.
 
  


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