VLC player installation in Ubuntu 9.10
October 30, 2009 22 Comments
As we all knows, VLC media player is the best media player for Ubuntu, which support almost media format. The installation method of VLC media player in new Ubuntu 9.10, I found it to be little changed. Now we have to install the trusted key and the after repository, we do have to install it. Here are the certain steps that work in my system:
Step 1:
This will install the trusted key for VLC.$ sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 7613768D
Step 2:
Opens the repository file.$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Step 3:
Add these two repository links and save in it.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/c-korn/vlc/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/c-korn/vlc/ubuntu jaunty main
Step 4:
to update the repository.$ sudo apt-get update
Step 5:
To install the VLC player…$ sudo apt-get install vlc
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Hi,
I tried to install VLC player on my Ubuntu 9.10 and after the first step, it is giving the following message. Pl guide me I am new to linux.
Executing: gpg –ignore-time-conflict –no-options –no-default-keyring –secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg –trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg –keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg -recv-keys -keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 7613768D
gpg: conflicting commands
once try these commands in your Terminal
provide password, then
or just try the solution in this link:
http://techpad.co.uk/content.php?sid=84
I hope one of these will work.
Hi brother!
Good evening.
I tried the steps as you instructed but after the step:3 I got the message like below.
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock – open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the list directory
Then how can i install vlc?
once just execute this command
sudo killall apt-getand then again try to install VLC..
I hope it will fill the problem.
Hi Prashant, I’d like to thank to you, I followed all the steps above , it really works, after 4 hours surfing some answers and your steps are the best for me, because I am a very new beginner of ubuntu. I followed so many steps from other source but result kept error all the time, thanks man, I wish you could join me drink this jagermaister. Have a good evening man….
You are very much welcome bobby, really glad to read your compliment. And thanks for asking me drink, i wish we will one day… Okay man have a great time.. cheers…
This will says “no process found”
pls help mee…
much easy way
go to
Application > Ubuntu Software Center
and search for VLC and install it
I am not able to install vlc getting the following error.
apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-pulse mozilla-plugin-vlc
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
E: Couldn’t find package vlc
once try installation after updating your repository..
Hi….,brother how are you. I am new here, please guide me.
which complementary operating system of Linux is best for me ………,Fedora ,ubuntu or redhat?
Hi prashant,
As I know redhat, fedora and ubuntu are are different flavors of linux little bit difference each other. It all depends where you want to use. If you are a student and want to research on linux, fedora may be useful. If you want to use as desktop OS Ubuntu is better and if you want to go in corporate level, linux is better..
For further information, i would like you to read this article.
i tried to follow the above commands, but after step 3 i got the following error :
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty/main Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty/main Sources
404 Not Found
Fetched 2,465B in 7s (326B/s)
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/c-korn/vlc/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz 404 Not Found
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/c-korn/vlc/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/source/Sources.gz 404 Not Found
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Can anyone tell me how to go about it?
hello paral,
did you update your repository? once try out the solution i had post in the first comment, to Dharmendra.
hi prashant,
I have downloaded the vlc package file from the internet.
So can I install the package in ubuntu without internet?
I downloaded a tar.bz2 file for vlc player but i want to install it offline.
So plz tell me how to install any package like tar.bz2 in ubuntu in offline mode.
plz help me out..thanx a lot….
hi prashant,
i have downloaded vlc package bt i cant able to install it.I downloaded tar.bz2 file from the internet for ubuntu.So can u tell me how to install any package in ubuntu in offline mode.
thanx a lot..
Hello Brajesh,
For offline installer as tar.bz2, you will need to follow these steps
1. bunzip2 .tar.bz2
2. tar xf .tar
3. cd /
4. ./configure
hi prashant.
sorry i hv tried all the steps in the terminal but m nt getting the result,
I am new in ubuntu coudn’t able to connect to internet with my mobile thats why i downloaded software packages like vlc,wine etc from the internet and tried to install it but failed everytime.
so plz guide me how to install it in a easy way.
ok i have a vlc.tar.bz2 package which i pasted on my desktop.
plz tell me what to do next in very easy steps.
i will always greatful to u,thanx
okay… Just open your terminal,
then
cd Desktop to go to desktop and then
1. bunzip2 vlc.tar.bz2
2. tar xf vlc.tar
3. cd /
4. ./configure
i hope this will work otherwise Try with
VLC_Offline_Installer_ubuntu_9.10.tar.gz,
after extracting it include install.sh which will require just double click to install
thanx man i got my problem solved.i installed vlc offline installer and it really worked.
thanx for ur support nd giving ur precious time for me.
you r always welcome…
hi, I tried your steps, but the result comes like this :
Package vlc is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
vlc-data libvlc5
E: Package vlc has no installation candidate
can yoy gime solution, please 🙂