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== Prepare installation media == | == Prepare installation media == | ||
* A USB DVD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 2GB should be used as installation media | * A USB DVD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 2GB should be used as installation media | ||
− | * Download [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id= | + | * Download [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=204 Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa" - Cinnamon (64-bit)"] |
* For installation with a USB DVD-ROM - flash the downloaded image directly onto a DVD | * For installation with a USB DVD-ROM - flash the downloaded image directly onto a DVD | ||
* For installation with a USB Flash drive, please follow [http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744 How to install Linux Mint via USB] tutorial | * For installation with a USB Flash drive, please follow [http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744 How to install Linux Mint via USB] tutorial | ||
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* Note: system reboot is required after the installation of the fglrx driver. | * Note: system reboot is required after the installation of the fglrx driver. | ||
− | == | + | == Kodi and VLC == |
− | * XBMC and VLC are well known free and open-source multimedia players | + | * Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) and VLC are well known free and open-source multimedia players |
− | * Both of them use | + | * Both of them use HW accelerated video decoding and give excellent playback quality |
* Both of them compatible with the most popular video formats | * Both of them compatible with the most popular video formats | ||
− | sudo apt-get install | + | $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa |
− | * | + | $ sudo apt-get update |
− | * In VLC you need to | + | $ sudo apt-get install kodi vlc |
+ | * Kodi will support HW video acceleration out of the box | ||
+ | * In VLC you need to select Tools->Preferences->Input and Codecs->Hardware-accelerated decoding->Video Acceleration (VA) API | ||
[[category:fit-PC4]] | [[category:fit-PC4]] |
Latest revision as of 09:15, 17 January 2016
Contents
Prepare installation media
- A USB DVD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 2GB should be used as installation media
- Download Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa" - Cinnamon (64-bit)"
- For installation with a USB DVD-ROM - flash the downloaded image directly onto a DVD
- For installation with a USB Flash drive, please follow How to install Linux Mint via USB tutorial
Base installation of Linux Mint
- Follow the standard Linux Mint installation procedure - choose timezone, partitions, username, password etc.
- Disconnect the installation media and reboot.
- Login using previously selected username and password.
ATI Catalyst video driver
- fglrx is a proprietary ATI Catalyst video driver that provides XvBA (X-video Bitstream Acceleration) support.
- Install fglrx driver and other required utilities with the command below:
sudo apt-get install fglrx-updates xvba-va-driver vainfo
- Note: system reboot is required after the installation of the fglrx driver.
Kodi and VLC
- Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) and VLC are well known free and open-source multimedia players
- Both of them use HW accelerated video decoding and give excellent playback quality
- Both of them compatible with the most popular video formats
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install kodi vlc
- Kodi will support HW video acceleration out of the box
- In VLC you need to select Tools->Preferences->Input and Codecs->Hardware-accelerated decoding->Video Acceleration (VA) API