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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.
  
== XBMC and VLC ==
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== Kodi and VLC ==
* XBMC and VLC are well known free and open-source multimedia players
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* Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) and VLC are well known free and open-source multimedia players
* Both of them use GPU accelerated video decoding and give exellent playback quality
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* 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 xbmc vlc
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  $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
* XBMC will support GPU accelerated video decoding out of the box
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$ sudo apt-get update
* In VLC you need to check Tools->Preferences->Input and Codecs->Use GPU accelerated decoding checkbox to take advantage of GPU accelerated video decoding
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$ sudo apt-get install kodi vlc
 
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* Kodi will support HW video acceleration out of the box
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* In VLC you need to select Tools->Preferences->Input and Codecs->Hardware-accelerated decoding->Video Acceleration (VA) API
  
 
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Revision as of 09:16, 17 January 2016

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.

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