Changes
Installing Linux Mint 13
== Prepare installation media ==
* A USB DVD/CD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 1GB should be used as installation media.
* Download [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=104 Linux Mint 13 "Maya" - MATE (64-bit)"] or [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=106 Linux Mint 13 "Maya" - Cinnamon (64-bit)].
* For installation with a USB DVD/CD-ROM - flash the downloaded image directly onto a DVD/CD.
* For installation with a USB Flash drive, please use the "Startup Disk Creator" utility to create a LiveUSB or follow [http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744 How to install Linux Mint via USB] tutorial.
== Base installation of Linux Mint 13 ==
* 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 will support HW video acceleration out of the box.
* A USB DVD/CD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 1GB should be used as installation media.
* Download [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=104 Linux Mint 13 "Maya" - MATE (64-bit)"] or [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=106 Linux Mint 13 "Maya" - Cinnamon (64-bit)].
* For installation with a USB DVD/CD-ROM - flash the downloaded image directly onto a DVD/CD.
* For installation with a USB Flash drive, please use the "Startup Disk Creator" utility to create a LiveUSB or follow [http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744 How to install Linux Mint via USB] tutorial.
== Base installation of Linux Mint 13 ==
* 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 will support HW video acceleration out of the box.
