VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
There are Two methods Feel free to try any method both are tested and successfully installs VLC in your Ubuntu Machine.
In this method VLC player would be installed through the Ubuntu software store
To launch the Ubuntu software storein Ubuntu 20.04, press the super key and search for Ubuntu software store using the search bar.
In the search bar search the VLC application using the search button as follows:
Then click on the VLC icon and then an other window will appears Click the Install button to install the VLC media player.
Before Installation is done you will be prompted to enter the authentication details. Enter the required password and click the Authenticate button.
Once the installation is completed, you can launch the VLC player by hitting the super key and searching for it using the search bar.
VLC is available in the official Ubuntu repositories, so one can install it simply with running the apt command in terminal. In the Terminal, execute the below command mentioned.
$ sudo apt update
Then Following by this command:
$ sudo apt install vlc
Once Completing the Installation to Launch the vlc player using the terminal type the following on terminal:
$ vlc
Voila..!!! You have successfully installed
Remove VLC
Now in Case you want to remove the VLC player you can follow the below steps:
Go the ubuntu store as mentioned before and search the VLC as mentioned in STEP 1
Click the Remove Button.You will be asked for confirmation with the following dialog. Click the Remove button.
If you want to remove the VLC from your system using the Terminal type the following following command
$ sudo apt remove vlc
In this Post we have showed you how to install VLC Media Player on Ubuntu 20.04 | 18.04. If you find any error , please contact us using the contact section above.
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