Comments on: Install VLC Media Player in Ubuntu

By: Abhilash

Abhilash — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:33:37 +0000

There is Amarok if you have good RAM. VLC, mplayer,Amarok and about a dozen others are all pretty good. My advice is try them all and use the ones you like the most.VLC or MPlayer are better. Banshee is very slow and MONO dependent. So, Amarok stays ahead to Banshee. My advice is try them all and use the ones you like the most. click here:"http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/360/best-of-the-lot-my-top-5-media-players-for-ubuntu"

By: G.N.R.S.U

G.N.R.S.U — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:56:37 +0000

VLC is even better than KMPlayer !!!

By: bharatwaj

bharatwaj — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:27:37 +0000

i tried to install vlc on ubuntu 9.04 in terminal but

Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
vlc: Depends: libtar but it is not installable
Depends: libvcdinfo0 (> 0.7.23) but it is not installable
Depends: libvlc0 (>= 0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libwxbase2.6-0 (>= 2.6.3.2.2) but it is not installable
Depends: libwxgtk2.6-0 (>= 2.6.3.2.2) but it is not installable
Depends: libxosd2 (>= 2.2.13) but it is not installable
Depends: vlc-nox (= 0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: vlc-plugin-pulse but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

this result is coming. help me with this

By: mano

mano — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:12:15 +0000

i didnt hav internet connection so pls tell how to manual instal the vlc in ubuntu or tell the another way to install

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:32:18 +0000

reading this swill makes me want to go back to DOS..Not one solution…trash

By: nav

nav — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:22:44 +0000

i tried installing vlc th command line “sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-esd” does not work because its not able to find vlc-plugin-esd then i tried using synaptic package manager .. it makes the work easy … just u have to search for “vlc” in the synaptic rest from download to install all is done by it .

By: twiligtzone

twiligtzone — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:06:31 +0000

no one ask u to use linux os…so get used to it. If u wanna cheap os get linux with all cons. but if u prefer expensive one use Windows with all simple task ok…

By: jibin.v.k

jibin.v.k — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:47:52 +0000

this is good

By: jibin.v.k

jibin.v.k — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:38:59 +0000

this os is user friendly

By: Izhar...

Izhar... — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:20:38 +0000

Oh my God! Still everyone is just discussing the things that is currently visible to all!

I Hope and am waiting for someone to come up with some new ideas!

And perhaps no-one noticed my remark, that AN INTERNET CONNECTION IS A MUST to use Package Manger, and thats still a heck for many.

If it had been for Once or twice, maybe ok. But to connect everytime we install, and download entire package of the required software….

Oh No! It really sucks!!

By: Pragmatic Realist

Pragmatic Realist — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:59:49 +0000

Package managers & repositories are nice if you have network access on your machine. But if you are one of the significant numbers who are still using dial-up (and have no other choice), you are screwed with Ubuntu.

Is there any way to just download this in Windows and then copy it to media that Ubuntu can read?

By: hemad

hemad — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:32:24 +0000

I can’t find direct address for downloading VlC payer is it possible for you to give me an address which i could download vlc in windows os.
i’m not professional so in deb extension is easier
thanks alot

By: shantanu

shantanu — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:08:48 +0000

Boss!! u mensioned above abt synaptic package manager but i tried all the stuff above & saw universe listing in the file sources.list
it shows :

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates universe

But STILL I CANNOT get VLC player package !!

plz help yar.

By: keith

keith — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:42:18 +0000

wow come on,, I remember when I was 10 trying to install redhat.. I concluded that linux was one f’d up system.

10 yrs later, tried ubuntu and fedora, cant believe how amazingly and beautifully things are organized in such a short time, while windows was mostly smoothing things out..

the point of having synaptic package manager is that, you could get everything with just mere internet connection.. how does that sound now?

getting used to a new system is just like learning a new language,, assuming you speak english, and not japanese, say you are stranded in japan. how quickly would you be able to pick up their cultural knowledge, etc etc,,,

Now im trying hard to get used to mac, (ive just used for 2-3 yrs during my teenager) it makes me feel like monkey and keep trying stupid things that MS brainwashed me.. I’d love to keep practicing mac, but why do so when I can afford for cheaper (FREE) alternative?

Anyways, wrote too much I guess..
Dont give up newbs! Keep trying!!
One day we’ll be able to write up our own open office and shit lol

By: indika

indika — Fri, 07 May 2010 10:11:04 +0000

thanks your support

By: Maxlite

Maxlite — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:26:42 +0000

I’ve been ‘fooling’ around with Ubuntu for almost 2 years and I’m still a newbie. I’m fascinated with the availability of software but it has one shortfall; it needs to be ‘tuned’ for your specific needs. Due to copyright and other legal issues, some additional packages must be found and installed to complete the installation. I couldn’t do that with Windows. Ubuntu boots and closes so much more quickly than Windows. Once I got used to Ubuntu, returning to Windows was history. My wife is dual booting and goes to Windows very rarely, primarily for ancient backup programs and files. Her machine is unbelievably stable since I’m not continually using it for my experiments. Since many programs are targeted at a worldwide audience, some are not very U.S. friendly. Find them and remove them. The only money I’ve spent on Ubuntu was $40 for Moneydance to replace Quicken (which had gotten to complex for me.) Oh yeah, the availability of multiple programs to accomplish the same objective is wonderful. Google is great for finding them.

By: blah

blah — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:29:05 +0000

When I say “That’s because of the person who packaged it” I mean that’s because of the person who packaged the software you’re trying to install.

By: blah

blah — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:27:51 +0000

You all are expecting way too much from Linux. First off, when you don’t get your “next… next… next… finish…” that’s not because of Linux itself. That’s because of the person who packaged it. Linux wasn’t made to be easy for people, Linux was made for those who want to get the most out of their computer because they more or less need it. It’s a much more stable option than Windows, it’s just not targeted towards the everyday user.
Abrar: You say that lack of software availability was a bottleneck. That’s what everyone says. It’s not the lack of software. It’s the lack of knowledge. You don’t know how to install the software, and it seems that, like Izhar, you expect it to be made easier. I doubt it’ll be made any easier. You’re just not researching enough. When I was a newbie I managed to get everything I needed installed, with just a bit of research. You should try that some time.
There is plenty of software created for Linux, and in most cases it’s much more stable than comparable software made for Windows.
Conclusion: Stop expecting, start researching.

By: abrar

abrar — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:55:42 +0000

I quite agree with Izhar. I made earlier attempts to switch to Linux, but non-availability of software was the bottleneck. And I have been trying for last three days to install vlc with synoptic manager but to no avail…..perhaps the slow net connection is to blame. Anyway, I love the spirit of the great people like Stallman, Linus and others, and am making my best effort to completely switch to Linux. Hope things will become easier with time. And dear Ertragen, i guess you were a little rude to Izhar. Linux is world of pacifist for sure.

By: sayantan

sayantan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:55:40 +0000

ok..