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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. | ||
− | == | + | == Kodi and VLC == |
− | * XBMC and VLC are well known free and open-source multimedia players | + | * 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 | + | * Both of them use GPU 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 | + | sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa |
− | * | + | sudo apt-get update |
+ | sudo apt-get install kodi vlc | ||
+ | * Kodi will support GPU accelerated video decoding out of the box | ||
* In VLC you need to check Tools->Preferences->Input and Codecs->Use GPU accelerated decoding checkbox to take advantage of GPU accelerated video decoding | * In VLC you need to check Tools->Preferences->Input and Codecs->Use GPU accelerated decoding checkbox to take advantage of GPU accelerated video decoding |
Revision as of 12:45, 28 May 2015
Contents
Prepare installation media
- A USB DVD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 2GB should be used as installation media
- Download Linux Mint 17 "Rebecca" - MATE (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 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.
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 fglrx-amdcccle-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 GPU 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 GPU accelerated video decoding out of the box
- In VLC you need to check Tools->Preferences->Input and Codecs->Use GPU accelerated decoding checkbox to take advantage of GPU accelerated video decoding