Clean install yosemite

How do I do a clean install of Yosemite?

Problem description:
Frequent crashes after clean install of Yosemite on 2009 iMac
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated December 3, 2014 at 5:10:15 PM PST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
  iMac (24-inch, Early 2009) (Verified)
  iMac - model: iMac9,1
  1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
  4 GB RAM Upgradeable
  BANK 0/DIMM0
  2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
  BANK 1/DIMM0
  2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
  Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
  Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
  NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 - VRAM: 512 MB
  iMac 1920 x 1200
System Software: ℹ️
  OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 2:43:6
Disk Information: ℹ️
  WDC WD1001FALS-40K1B0 disk0 : (1 TB)
  S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
  EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 999.35 GB (982.39 GB free)
  Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
  OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S 
USB Information: ℹ️
  Seagate Backup+  Desk 3 TB
  S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
  EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
  Big Backup 3TB (disk1s2) /Volumes/Big Backup 3TB : 3.00 TB (2.89 TB free)
  Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
  Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
  Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
  Seagate BUP Slim SL 1.5 TB
  S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
  EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
  Time Machine Backups (disk2s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Backups : 1.50 TB (1.37 TB free)
  Mitsumi Apple USB Mouse
  Broadcom Corp BCM2046A
  Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
  Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
  [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
  [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
  iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
  AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
  SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
  AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
  Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
  None
Time Machine: ℹ️
  Auto backup: YES
  Volumes being backed up:
  Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 16.95 GB
  Destinations:
  Time Machine Backups [Local]
  Total size: 1.50 TB
  Total number of backups: 13
  Oldest backup: 2014-11-27 15:05:24 +0000
  Last backup: 2014-12-04 01:03:58 +0000
  Size of backup disk: Adequate
  Backup size 1.50 TB > (Disk used 16.95 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      8% mds
      4% WindowServer
      0% fontd
      0% Google Chrome
      0% ps
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
  210 MB Google Chrome
  99 MB WindowServer
  86 MB Microsoft Outlook
  86 MB Google Chrome Helper
  82 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
  116 MB Free RAM
  1.85 GB Active RAM
  1.73 GB Inactive RAM
  606 MB Wired RAM
  1.83 GB Page-ins
  82 KB Page-outs

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        iMac - model: iMac9,1
        1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
        8 GB RAM Upgradeable
            BANK 0/DIMM0
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            BANK 1/DIMM0
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        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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        NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
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