AMD目前对Linux系统越来越重视，每月发布催化剂系列驱动中都包括了For Linux的驱动版本，而且驱动名称和版本号已经和Windows版本保持同步。毕竟，随着Linux系统的不断推广，许许多多的电脑爱好者加入其中，对驱动的需求也随之大幅度增长，Linux这块大蛋糕是任何硬件厂商都不可小视的。

最新8.6版Linux驱动更新包括：

1.新增对UYVY和YUY2像素格式的支持，从而为视频播放程序TVTime和MythTV提供interleaved stream隔行扫描技术支持。

2.修正了运行《深入敌后：雷神战争》demo时，画面显示不正确的问题。

3.解决了在运行《Quake3》游戏时改变分辨率模式会导致画面显示出错的问题。

4.修正了当使用xcommgr后，桌面背景颜色显示不正常的问题。

5.修正了在Ubuntu 7.10系统上安装AMD显示驱动后，音频功能会出错的问题。

6.解决了当开启composing后，试图调整2D应用程序窗口大小时，性能下降严重的问题。

7.修正了和Maya 2008之间存在的兼容性问题。

如果想正确使用AMD Linux版催化剂驱动，系统必须符合如下需求：

1.XOrg 6.7、6.8、6.9、7.0、7.1、7.2、7.3。2.Linux Kernel 2.6或更高版本。3.glibc版本2.2或2.3。4.支持POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm)(运行3D应用程序必需)。

此款驱动具体支持显卡型号包括：

ATI Workstation Product Support

The ATI Catalyst? Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI Workstation products:

ATI FireGL? V8650	ATI FireGL? V3300
ATI FireGL? V8600	ATI FireGL? V3200
ATI FireGL? V7700	ATI FireGL? V3100
ATI FireGL? V7600	ATI FireGL? X3-256
ATI FireGL? V7350	ATI FireGL? X3
ATI FireGL? V7300	ATI FireGL? V5000
ATI FireGL? V7200	ATI FireGL? X2-256
ATI FireGL? V7100	ATI FireGL? Z1-128
ATI FireGL? V5600	ATI FireGL? T2-128
ATI FireGL? V5200	ATI FireGL? X1-128
ATI FireGL? V5100	ATI FireGL? X1-256p
ATI FireGL? V5000	ATI FireMV? 2200 (Single card PCI-e configuration)
ATI FireGL? V3600	ATI Mobility? FireGL? V5000
ATI FireGL? V3400	ATI Mobility? FireGL? T2

ATI Mobility? and Integrated Product Family Support

The ATI Catalyst? Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI Mobility? products:

ATI Mobility? Radeon? X1800	ATI Mobility? Radeon? X600
ATI Mobility? Radeon? X1600	ATI Mobility? Radeon? X300
ATI Mobility? Radeon? X1400	ATI Mobility? Radeon? X200
ATI Mobility? Radeon? X1300	ATI Mobility? Radeon? 9800
ATI Mobility? Radeon? X1200	ATI Mobility? Radeon? 9600
ATI Mobility? Radeon? X1100	ATI Mobility? Radeon? 9550
ATI Mobility? Radeon? X800	ATI Mobility? Radeon? 9500
ATI Mobility? Radeon? X700	ATI Mobility? Radeon? Xpress 1100 series
ATI Mobility? Radeon? Xpress 1200 series	ATI Mobility? Radeon? Xpress 200 series

ATI Desktop and Integrated Product Family Support

The ATI Catalyst? Linux software suite is designed to support the following ATI desktop products:

ATI Radeon? HD 3800 series	ATI Radeon? X800 series
ATI Radeon? HD 3600 series	ATI Radeon? X700 series
ATI Radeon? HD 3400 series	ATI Radeon? Xpress1200 series
ATI Radeon? HD 3200 series	ATI Radeon? Xpress 200 series
ATI Radeon? HD 3100 series	ATI Radeon? X600 series
ATI Radeon? HD 2900 series	ATI Radeon? X550/X300 series
ATI Radeon? HD 2400 series	ATI Radeon? 9800 series
ATI Radeon? HD 2600 series	ATI Radeon? 9700 series
ATI Radeon? X1900 series	ATI Radeon? 9600 series
ATI Radeon? X1800 series	ATI Radeon? 9550 series
ATI Radeon? X1600 series	ATI Radeon? 9500 series
ATI Radeon? X1300 series	ATI Radeon? Xpress 1100 series
ATI Radeon? X850 series