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--- misc:xps_13 [2018-03-23 17:28] – [Wifi] jens
+++ misc:xps_13 [2018-04-14 16:34] – [Display/GPU] Updated information about Intel driver jens
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 </file>
-Make sure the file is executable and it will be executed every time the interface is brought up. Of course you should replace <wlp2s0> by the name of your device :-)
+Make sure the file is executable and it will be executed every time the interface is brought up. Of course you should replace <wlp2s0> with the name of your device :-)
 ==== Display/GPU ====
 The GPU in this XPS 13 is an Intel UHD 620 graphics card.
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 > If your graphic card is etc. 2007 and newer, try uninstalling xserver-xorg-video-intel and use the builtin modesetting driver instead.
-So, in the end, simply doing a ''apt-get purge xserver-xorg-video-intel'' solved the problem and I can happily use hardware acceleration. Every now and then there is still some flickering, but this happens about once a week to me (and I use this notebook on a daily basis). A simple reboot will fix this.
+So, in the end, simply doing a ''apt-get purge xserver-xorg-video-intel'' solved the problem and I can happily use hardware acceleration. Every now and then there is still some flickering, for example after waking up from sleep. A simple reboot will fix this.
+Lately however, after some Plasma updates, the xserver-xorg-video-intel package is doing a better job again. You should try both to determine what works better for you.