Install 1.1.0 VLC

[emeraldgirl08]

The laptop I want to install VLC 1.1.0 on is a ThinkPad X200 with Intel X4500HD. Ubuntu Software Center has VLC but it's the 1.0.6 version. How do I install from a PPA so that my VLC gets updated along with Update Manager???

[petronell]

This page explains what to do...

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html

daveR

[petronell]

Or even more simply install the getdeb package at getdeb.net they have packaged vlc v1.1.7.

[emeraldgirl08]

That VLC webpage you linked only has instruction for 1.0.6.

[Gone fishing]

I just installed through the repositories and my version of vlc is 1.1.9

[emeraldgirl08]

How do I install through the repositories?

TIA.

[wojox]

Here's the ppa:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/vlc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc

[Paqman]

If you read the page petronell posted, it has instructions ofr enabling a PPA that will allow you to get a later version of VLC through Software Centre.

[emeraldgirl08]

Here's the ppa:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/vlc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc

This got me 1.0.6

Is it even worth it to upgrade? I did notice on the VLC website that it suggests using a newer version than 1.0.6. I want to try this b/c when I play MKV on the packaged media player it will stop after a couple of minutes of viewing. Not sure why but I have to reboot and use windows to watch my videos.

[wojox]

This got me 1.0.6

Is it even worth it to upgrade? I did notice on the VLC website that it suggests using a newer version than 1.0.6. I want to try this b/c when I play MKV on the packaged media player it will stop after a couple of minutes of viewing. Not sure why but I have to reboot and use windows to watch my videos.

Sorry, that is the ppa for 11.04

Go back to the link for the VLC site and the ppa for 10.04 is there.