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type="topic"
id="hardware-driver-proprietary">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="hardware" group="more"/>
<desc>Proprietary device drivers are not freely available or open source.</desc>
<revision version="13.10" date="2013-09-12" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Ubuntu Documentation Team</name>
<email>ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com</email>
</credit>
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<title>What are proprietary drivers?</title>
<p>Most of the devices (hardware) attached to your computer should function
properly in Ubuntu. These devices are likely to have open source drivers, which means
that the drivers can be modified by the Ubuntu developers and problems with
them can be fixed.</p>
<p>Some hardware does not have open source drivers, usually because the hardware
manufacturer has not released details of their hardware which would make it
possible to create such a driver. These devices may have limited functionality
or may not work at all.</p>
<p>If a proprietary driver is available for a certain device, you can install it
in order to allow your device to function properly, or to add new features. For
example, installing a proprietary driver for certain graphics cards may allow you
to use more advanced visual effects.</p>
<p>Many computers do not need proprietary drivers at all because the open source
drivers fully support the hardware.</p>
<note style="warning">
<p>Most problems with proprietary drivers cannot be fixed by Ubuntu developers.</p>
</note>
</page>
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