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== 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=160 Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" - MATE (64-bit)"]
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* Download [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=204 Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa" - 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
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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
* XBMC will support GPU accelerated video decoding out of the box
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
* 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 update
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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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Latest 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