Wednesday, March 19, 2008

The new Face to VLC Media Player 0.9.0git!


VLC to me is the best player for Movies, Videos, DVD's, and DiVX! Well its time for everyone to upgrade vlc because there is Multiple vulnerabilities found allowing for the execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service. But ya know? Im glade I had to upgrade lol, vlc added a whole new face a ton of bug fixes and a few new features :) I'll show you how to install VLC in Ubuntu and setup the Nightly build VideoLan VLC Repository, check it out:

How to Install or upgrade VLC Media Player for Ubuntu Hardy

For Ubuntu Hardy I386 add the following line to your sources.list, or add it to System->Administration->Software Sources:
deb http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/hardy-i386/arch ./

Then open up Synaptic and click "Reload", if you already have vlc installed click "Mark all Upgrades" Then click apply then ok. Or simply search for VLC if its not installed, check it and apply.


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10 comments:

  1. Dread KnightMarch 19, 2008 at 8:13 AM

    I hated VLC's interface.

    The new one looks *somewhat* better.

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  2. defconMarch 19, 2008 at 8:24 AM

    yea I hated it too, I prefer xine, but the new interface got me interested again.

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  3. Kent GeekMarch 19, 2008 at 8:46 AM

    Anyone know if the special "media control" keys on my keyboard will start working with VLC now? That's the only thing that has kept me from making it my main player up to now.

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  4. defconMarch 19, 2008 at 8:59 AM

    go into settings, you can specify exactly what media control keys you want, also go to system, preferences keyboard shortcuts to set them up :)

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  5. AnonymousMarch 20, 2008 at 5:48 AM

    looks like some win3.11 media player from 1994, sorry but this interface is ridiculous in both looks and design.

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  6. TrappedInLivermoreMarch 20, 2008 at 7:42 PM

    would:

    deb http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/gutsy-i386/arch ./

    work for Gutsy?

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  7. defconMarch 20, 2008 at 10:02 PM

    the same line on my site will work for gutsy

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  8. UnknownMarch 21, 2008 at 5:28 PM

    Mine installs the current 0.8.6c build fine (The one in synaptic), but when I try 0.9.0git it won't install, talking about a ton of dependencies that can't be fixed (I think because I don't have the right software source for beta stuff).

    Specifically it says:

    vlc:
    Depends: libc6 (>=2.7-1) but 2.6.1-1ubuntu10 is to be installed
    Depends: libcaca0 (>=0.99.beta13b-1) but 0.99.beta11.debian-3 is to be installed
    Depends: libcairo2 (>=1.5.12) but 1.4.10-1ubuntu4.4 is to be installed
    Depends: libcdio7 but it is not installable
    Depends: libcucul0 (>=0.99.beta13b-1) but 0.99.beta11.debian-3 is to be installed
    Depends: libfribidi0 (>=0.10.9) but 0.10.7-4build1 is to be installed
    Depends: libiso9660-5 but it is not installable
    Depends: libpango1.0-0 (>=1.20.0) but 1.18.3-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
    Depends: libqt4-core (>=4.3.4) but 4.3.2-0ubuntu3.2 is to be installed
    Depends: libqt4-gui (>=4.3.4) but 4.3.2-0ubuntu3.2 is to be installed
    Depends: libvlc1 but it is not going to be installed
    Depends: libwxbase2.6-0 (>=2.6.3.2.2) but 2.6.3.2.1.5ubuntu12 is to be installed
    Depends: libwxgtk2.6-0 (>=2.6.3.2.2) but 2.6.3.2.1.5ubuntu12 is to be installed
    Depends: vlc-nox but it is not going to be installed


    Thoughts?

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  9. TomMarch 22, 2008 at 1:23 AM

    Have the same issue. In Gutsy, I'm unable to update vlc with the same dependencies missing as above

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  10. UnknownMarch 23, 2008 at 9:22 AM

    Same problem here

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