I hope you were able to install VLC on Ubuntu easily this way and also learned a few new things. Install PPA Purge first: sudo apt install ppa-purgeĪnd then you can use it to purge the VLC PPA which will downgrade the VLC version as well as disable the VLC PPA. If you do not want the latest VLC version anymore but still keep the one provided by Ubuntu, use the magical PPA Purge tool. It also can be used as a server for unicast or multicast streams in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. This will also update the installed VLC version to the latest version. VLC Media Player (formerly VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, and OGG, as well as for DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. In the terminal, use the following commands one by one: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily If you really want the daily build VLC version, you can use this PPA. VLC project maintains an official PPA that provides the latest development version of VLC media player.

If you really want the latest VLC, here’s the trick to get it. If you see the details of the package, you may find that the version of VLC available in the Ubuntu repositories is not the latest one. Do you use the VLC Media Player to watch downloaded movies and other videos If so, be aware that researchers have discovered a serious security flaw in the. Sudo snap install vlc Getting the latest VLC version in Ubuntu (NOT RECOMMENDED) You could use the snap however and get the latest stable VLC:

If you want the latest stable VLC, there is no official PPA for that anymore.

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