Drivers

Hello,
All drivers for Ubuntu are actually in the Linux kernel.
They are compiled as modules which can be loaded and removed by a user during run time.

Most of the drivers that you need, that are popular, are already included and will be loaded by default if hwdetect detected a certain piece of hadware on your system.

However, there are some drivers that are not included with the "vanilla" Linux kernel and have been released by 3rd parties.
These are mostly Wireless drivers and graphics card drivers.

If you have a specific piece of hardware that you need to setup, install, and configure; Feel free to ask in regards to that piece of hardware specifically.

Please feel free to also check out wiki.ubuntu.com for many guides on setting up hardware under Ubuntu.

Thank you for your interest in Ubuntu. I'm in no contact with Canonical, I'm a private person, but I'm happy for everyone using it :)

I couldn't figure out what you really want to know: Do you want a driver for any hardware you use or do you need a complete list of Ubuntu-supported hardware?

I don't know where to get the supported-hardware-list from (someone other may solve this), but I'll tell you sth. about the other issue:

AFAIK, the sytem recognizes supported hardware by itself or you may choose it from a list provided automatically (e.g. while trying to install a printer). THERE IS NO "driver you might think of in the Microsoft way. If you have hardware which doesn't _seem_ to run in ubuntu, there are several ways to get in running:

1) Go to wiki.ubuntu.com and use the "search" option. That might solve a lot of questions.
2) Go to the website of your hardware vendor. Chances are, that it provides a driver for your hardware.
3) Google "ubuntu <hardwarename>", without the word "driver".
In most of the cases, the problem is solved by now. If not, ask a more concrete question in Launchpad :)

Best you can find concerning hardware support: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport and links there. Some more general linux hardware compatibility: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/.

One thing i may add is that also the third party, proprietary drivers provided by manufacturers can very often be automatically installed using the Restricted Drivers Manager (in system-->administration). So there's rarely a need to download a driver.