This solved a very annoying problem for me, as the screen was heavily tearing and I didn’t like the video playback performance.

All you need to do is the following:

1. If you are using Ubuntu 16.04, then you don’t need this step. If you are using a variant that is based on it, like LinuxMint 18.1 in my case, you have to edit the name of your distribution, as the installer must detect that your OS is Ubuntu 16.04, not anything else.
   1. Edit the file /etc/lsb_release and comment out the following lines:
      DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint
      DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.1
      DISTRIB_CODENAME=serena
      DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=”Linux Mint 18.1 Serena”
   2. Add the following lines:
      DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
      DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04
      DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial
      DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=”Ubuntu 16.04 LTS”
2. Download the Intel installer compatible with Ubuntu 16.04 from here: https://download.01.org/gfx/ubuntu/16.04/main/pool/main/i/intel-graphics-update-tool/intel-graphics-update-tool_2.0.2_amd64.deb and install it**
3. You will find a new software installed called “Intel Graphics Update Tool for Linux* OS”, open it and enter your password, as it needs administrative access
4. You don’t need to change any settings, just click Next on all screens and start the installation. It will need to download some packages, so you have to be connected to the Internet
5. After it’s done, restart your computer
6. Enjoy!

**Note: If it complains about missing dependency for the ttf-ancient-fonts, just install it via apt-get