Difference between revisions of "IntensePC: Installing Linux Mint 17"
From fit-PC wiki
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Prepare installation media == | == Prepare installation media == | ||
* A USB DVD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 2GB should be used as 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= | + | * Download [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=190 Linux Mint 17.2 "Rafaela" - Cinnamon (64-bit)"] |
* For installation with a USB DVD-ROM - flash the downloaded image directly onto a DVD | * 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 | * For installation with a USB Flash drive, please follow [http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744 How to install Linux Mint via USB] tutorial | ||
Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
* Login using previously selected username and password. | * Login using previously selected username and password. | ||
− | == | + | |
− | * XBMC and VLC are well known free and open-source multimedia players | + | == Kodi and VLC == |
− | * Both of them use GPU accelerated video decoding and give | + | * 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 | * 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 vainfo i965-va-driver | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
+ | |||
[[category:Intense PC]] | [[category:Intense PC]] |
Revision as of 16:27, 4 August 2015
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 17.2 "Rafaela" - 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 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.
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 vainfo i965-va-driver
- 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