How to Install VLC Media player on Ubuntu 12.04

  • Post last modified:May 7, 2012
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VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Unix.

To install VLC Media player on Ubuntu 12.04

1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field. And click Terminal.

2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc

3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.

4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.

5.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

6.Then type below command and press enter

sudo apt-get install vlc

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VLC Media Player 2.0.1 released

VLC Media Player 2.0.1 is now available for download.what’s new in this release?

Support for MxPEG files and streams
New features in the Mac OS X interface for more customization.
Numerous fixes in the Qt, the Mac OS and the skins interfaces.
Fixes for HTTP Live Streaming, CDDB, UDP/RTP support.
Limited support for Bluray discs menus.
Numerous fixes for MKV support.
Fix for splitted RAR files playback.
Numerous fixes for more than 120 bugs.
Codec and 3rd party libraries security updates.
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How to Install VLC 2.0.0 on Ubuntu 11.10

  • Post last modified:March 5, 2012
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To install vlc media player 2.0.0 on ubuntu 11.10

1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field. And click Terminal.

2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc

3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.

4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.

5.Type below command and hit enter
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VLC Media Player 2.0.0 released

VLC Media Player 2.0.0 is now available for download.what’s new in this version?

Rewritten video output core and modules, allowing subpicture blending in GPU.
Shader support in the OpenGL output, for colorspace conversion, including 10bits.
New video outputs for Windows 7, Android, iOS and OS/2.
New debanding, grain, denoising and anti-flickering filters.
New deinterlacing filter, including an Inverse Telecine algorithm.
New resamplers for higher quality audio.
New dynamic range compressor and karaoke filters.
New audio outputs for iOS, Android and OS/2.
Multi-threaded decoding for H.264, MPEG-4/Xvid and WebM.
Support for 10bits codecs, WMV image and some other codecs.
Important changes in RealVideo and Real Format support.
CrystalHD cards and Android OpenMAX support for hardware decoding
Experimental support for BluRay discs:
AACS and BD+ DRM libraries and keys are not shipped, for legal reasons.
Support for SDI capture cards and QTKit devices.
Support for new adaptive streaming protocols, like HLS and DASH
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How to install vlc media player on ubuntu 11.10

  • Post last modified:October 23, 2011
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To install vlc media player on ubuntu 11.10

1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field.And click Terminal

2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get update

Type your ubuntu password if needed and press enter.

3.And Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-pulse mozilla-plugin-vlc

Type y and hit enter to confirm the installation.
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VLC 1.1.10 released

VLC 1.1.10 is now available for download. It fixes some security issues.VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player. What’s new in VLC 1.1.10? Some new features are

update in integer overflow in xspf demuxer
Rewrite of the pulseaudio audio output module
Update of libmodplug for security reasons in Windows and Mac versions
updates in most language translations
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VLC 1.1.9 released

VLC 1.1.9 is now available for download.VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.
What’s new in VLC 1.1.9? Some new features are

Fixing important bugs and security issues
Security update regarding a heap-based buffer overflow in mp4 demuxer
Update of libmodplug for security reasons in Windows and Mac versions
Major updates in most language translations
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