I want to install the graphic card driver on UBUNTU ATI RADEON HD 8490. In this site it says that the graphic card doesn't work on newer versions of Linux: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/AMD Is this true?
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In this site it says that the graphic card doesn't work on newer versions of Linux
No.
The reference you provided is talking about a specific driver or kernel module.
The graphics card can still be used, with different kernel modules, you just cannot use that driver or kernel module (fglrx) in more recent versions of the Linux kernel.
Please note: Linux is both an kernel, plus a common reference to what I like calling GNU/Linux, ie. an OS. My android phone runs Linux too, but I'd not call that an Linux machine. Ubuntu and Linux are not limited to using a single driver or kernel module for hardware.
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