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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=217 Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" - Cinnamon (64-bit)"]
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* Download [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=226 Linux Mint 18.1 "Serena" - 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

Revision as of 07:29, 7 May 2017

Prepare installation media

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.

Intel & Nvidia graphics drivers

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
nvidia_driver=$(apt-cache search "nvidia-[0-9][0-9][0-9]" | grep -o "nvidia-[0-9][0-9][0-9]" | sort | tail -1)
sudo apt-get install i965-va-driver vainfo $nvidia_driver vdpauinfo mesa-vdpau-drivers vdpau-va-driver --install-recommends

See also