VLC media player for Ubuntu
Lucid Lynx 10.04 LTS,
Ubunty Karmic Koala 9.10
Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope 9.04
Graphical way
Open Synaptic (System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager). In Settings -> Repositories, make sure you have a "multiverse" repository activated.
Search for vlc and install it. You should also install vlc-plugin-pulse, mozilla-plugin-vlc (and libdvdcss2).
If you are interrested in streaming or transcoding, you should also install libavcodec-extra-52.
Command line way
You need to check that a "multiverse" mirror is listed in your /etc/apt/sources.list.
% sudo apt-get update % sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-pulse mozilla-plugin-vlc
1.0.0 on Jaunty Jackalope
In order to get the latest 1.0.0 on your latest ubuntu, you should use use a version from PPA. There is an howto to use a ppa.
The version can be found on:https://launchpad.net/~c-korn/+archive/vlc
Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10,
Ubuntu Hardy Heron LTS 8.04
Graphical way
Open Synaptic (System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager). In Settings -> Repositories, make sure you have a "universe" repository activated.
Search for vlc and install it. You should also install vlc-plugin-esd, mozilla-plugin-vlc (and libdvdcss2).
Command line way
You need to check that a "universe" mirror is listed in your /etc/apt/sources.list.
% sudo apt-get update % sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-esd mozilla-plugin-vlc
How To Add repositories
If you don't know how to add repositories, follow the guides:
Kubuntu users
The instructions for Ubuntu also apply to Kubuntu. But you should:
- Use Adept instead of Synaptic;
- Install vlc-plugin-arts instead of vlc-plugin-esd