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Airtop: Installing Linux Mint 18

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== Prepare 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)"]
* 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

== 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-get update
sudo apt-get install i965-va-driver vainfo nvidia-361 vdpauinfo mesa-vdpau-drivers vdpau-va-driver --install-recommends

== I3M ==
* The integrated interactive information monitor (I3M) is a GUI system integrated in the front panel of Airtop
* You need to install the [http://www.fit-pc2.com/download/airtop/Linux/mint/18/airtop-fpsvc_1.0-1_systemd.deb airtop-fpsvc] service that provides system information to the front panel
* Please note, the package adds "acpi_enforce_resources=lax" string to the kernel boot line, and the Airtop must be rebooted after installation
* Now you can navigate through menus between multiple screens of the I3M that display system information, temperatures, power consumption and notifications

== See also ==
* [[Kodi and VLC]]

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