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This ubuntu tutorial will show you how to install the most recent of VLC media player manually. There are many audio/video player available for Ubuntu system. One of the most popular is Videolan VLC media player. A high portable media player that support most audio and video format. VLC is a multi platform, open source software. Its available for Windows, Linux and many more. Current version of VLC is version 1.0.

Notable fixes and improvements include:

• fix flv and mpeg2 seeking,
• fixes for wmv, wav, rtsp and ssa support,
• fixes for Qt and Mac OS X interface,
• fix an integer underflow in Real pseudo-RTSP module,
• updates of some translations,
• port of the ZVBI module to Windows for full teletext support and
• codecs updates for Windows and Mac OS X versions.

To install and get the update for the future release of VLC, follow these steps below for Ubuntu Jaunty, Hardy and Intrepid Ibex:

Open Synaptic (System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager). In Settings -> Repositories, make sure you have a “multiverse” repository activated.

Search for vlc and install it. You should also install vlc-plugin-esd, mozilla-plugin-vlc (and libdvdcss2).

Or if you want to do from terminal, paste the command below

% sudo apt-get update
% sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-esd mozilla-plugin-vlc

Screenshot VLC 1.0

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