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Install latest VLC media player in Ubuntu

Posted on  8/1/2012
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      VLC is simple awesome and powerful meadia player available for ubuntu you can download it from software center or via synaptic pakage manager
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      <b><i>Supported&nbsp;Formats :&nbsp;</i></b>
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      Video :
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        &nbsp;MPEG-1/2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        DIVX (1/2/3)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        MPEG-4 ASP, DivX 4/5/6, XviD, 3ivX D4<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        H.261<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        H.263 / H.263i<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Cinepak<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Theora<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Dirac / VC-2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        MJPEG (A/B)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        WMV 1/2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        WMV 3 / WMV-9 / VC-1 1<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Sorenson 1/3 (Quicktime)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        DV (Digital Video)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        On2 VP3/VP5/VP6<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Indeo Video v3 (IV32)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Indeo Video 4/5 (IV41, IV51)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Real Video 1/2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Real Video 3/4
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      Audio :&nbsp;<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>&nbsp; &nbsp;
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        MPEG Layer 1/2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        MP3 &#8211; MPEG Layer 3<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        AAC &#8211; MPEG-4 part3<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Vorbis<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        AC3 &#8211; A/52 (Dolby Digital)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        MLP / TrueHD&#8221;>3<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        DTS<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        WMA 1/2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        WMA 3 1<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        FLAC<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        ALAC<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Speex<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Musepack / MPC<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        ATRAC 3<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Wavpack<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Mod (.s3m, .it, .mod)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        TrueAudio (TTA)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        APE (Monkey Audio)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Real Audio 2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        Alaw/µlaw<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        AMR (3GPP)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        MIDI 3<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        LPCM<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        ADPCM<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        QCELP<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        DV Audio<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        QDM2/QDMC (QuickTime)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
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        MACE
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      <a href="apt://vlc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Download for Ubuntu button" height="49" src="http://developer.ubuntu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/downloadonubuntubutton.png" title="Download for Ubuntu" width="122" /></a>
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          <b><i>Install using command line :&nbsp;</i></b></p> 
          
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            <pre class="codesBash">sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-pulse mozilla-plugin-vlc</pre>
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            <b><i>Install Latest version using PPA :</i></b></div> 
            
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            <pre class="codesBash">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudoapt-get install vlc<br /></pre>
            
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              Enjoy VLC
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