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* You can use A USB DVD/CD-ROM Drive drive or a USB Flash drive (disk-on-key) of at least 1GB should be used as installation media.* Download [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=93 Linux Mint 12 "Lisa" - CD no codecs (64-bit)] or [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=92 95 Linux Mint 12 "Lisa" - DVD (64-bit)].* If you are using For installation with a USB DVD/CD-ROM - burn flash the downloaded image directly on onto a DVD/CD.* If you are using For installation with a USB Flash drive, 1GB would be enough, please use the "Startup Disk Creator" utility to create a LiveUSB. == Base installation of Linux Mint 12 ==* 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. == XBMC with XvBA ==* XBMC is a well-known free and open source media player and entertainment hub for digital media.* The XBMC-XvBA repository provides XBMC PVR builds with direct XvBA support.* Add the XBMC XvBA repository and install the media player: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wsnipex/xbmc-xvba sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc-bin* XBMC will support HW video acceleration out of the box. == Tips and tricks ==* Fix VLC media player window style:** Open VLC player, go to the Tools->Preferences->Interface** Set "Force window style" option to "GTK+".* Enable video acceleration on VLC media player:** Open VLC player, go to the Tools->Preferences->Input & Codecs** Check "Use GPU acceleration (experimental)" checkbox.* Add development Linux Mint repository to your repositories list. It contains bug fixes that are not yet in the main release.** Menu->System Tools->System Settings->Software Sources->LinuxMint Software** Check "Unstable packages (romeo)" checkbox.* Update your system to get the latest packages.** sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade  [[category:fit-PC3]]