Install and Use the VLC Media Player on Ubuntu Linux
The VLC Media Player is an open source, cross-platform media client that supports the vast majority of media formats. Just check out the features page to see the list of them.
To install VLC, open a terminal window and use the following command:
sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-* mozilla-plugin-vlc
Once installed, you can find the VLC player in the Sound and Video menu under Applications.
The default skin is pretty simple, but it gets the job done:
You will need to restart firefox to be able to use the plugin.
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what next i do not know it wont start downloading
Hi,
I am using Dapper Drake (6.06)…and below are my concerns abt VLC media player…
# By mistake I had installed the VLC player of next version….will that be a problem?
# Not sure if thats the reason..but when opened .mp4 file…the video is all blurred…how can i fix this?
# for .avi files…i have the .srt(subtitle file) in the same folder…but its not showing the subtitles…any settings to be changed?
hi there,
when I try and install this from terminal in Edgy Eft
i get
"Reading packages list…Done
Building Dependancy tree..Done
E: Couldn't find package vlc"
do you have any ideas what could be happening?
hai all ,
when i tried to install vlc in ubuntu 6.06
sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-* mozilla-plugin-vlc
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree… Done
E: Couldn't find package vlc
pls give a solution for this
regards
kpk
i entered VLC site to download player for ubuntu/kubuntu.
but i dont find such things.
how i download the software?
Hi all,
I tried to install vlc in ubuntu 7.1
With this command- sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-* mozilla-plugin-vlc
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree… Done
E: Couldn't find package vlc
Please provide my some solutions.
-Debashis