Thanks! This is what i get when running the 2nd command:
@-Aspire-E5-771G:~$ glxinfo | grep “version”
server glx version string: 1.4
client glx version string: 1.4
GLX version: 1.4
Max core profile version: 3.3
Max compat profile version: 3.0
Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.0
OpenGL core profile version string: 3.3 (Core Profile) Mesa 17.2.8
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 3.30
OpenGL version string: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.30
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.00
@-Aspire-E5-771G:~$ lspci -k | grep -A 2 -i “VGA”
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0b)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller
Kernel modules: i915
It seems like my max core profile is openGL3.3 (I am a bit confused as to why this is the case). Maybe it has something to do with this conversation thread?:
I will install the latest nvidia drivers and see if it helps!