You would have the same problem if you tried running a windows incompatible video card in windows. To be honest, as with any OS, it is best to either purchase a computer with Linux (Ubuntu) pre installed (same as you did with windows) or purchase a Linux compatible video card. So to some extent your question is quite broad as you are asking about all distros, and not just ubuntu, and we do not know if you are even having a problem or not. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. So, have you tried Ubuntu ? Did you actually have a problem ? If you did, you would need to file / follow a bug report and/or contact Intel for a driver as is is a 3rd party proprietary (closed source) driver. Shop for Intel HD Graphics 520 Lenovo Refurbished Laptops at Best Buy. There are various reports regarding your video card If there is a package you need not in the repositories, you then try a ppa or, IMHO, build from source. Second, if you do need to install a driver it is best to use the packages available from the repositories in your distro. First it sounds as if you are new to Ubuntu / Linux, but generally the driver for your graphics card is in the kernel and thus installed already. I’ll show you some benchmarks of the top games with the Intel 5500 Graphics alone.

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