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VLC packages / VCS URLs in Linux distros

Distribution Web-based viewer for repository What to do to fetch the repository Notes
ALT Linux Gitweb or Sisyphus git clone git://git.altlinux.org/people/thresh/packages/vlc.git altlinux-vlc
Debian GNU/Linux Gitweb or PTS git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-multimedia/vlc.git vlc-debian
  • The current packaging is either in the experimental or sid branch.
  • For the nightlies packaging, see the videolan branch.
Fedora RPM Fusion Viewvc[dead link] and Fedora Viewvc[dead link]

export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@cvs.fedoraproject.org:/cvs/pkgs

export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@cvs.rpmfusion.org:/cvs/free

cvs co <module>

Available at the RPM Fusion third part repository for Fedora:
Gentoo Portage tree and Patchsets cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.gentoo.org:/var/cvsroot co gentoo/src/patchsets/vlc

cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.gentoo.org:/var/cvsroot co gentoo-x86/media-video/vlc

  • Most patches are in the patchset, patches applied are the highest version that is lower than the one you want.
  • Some small and temporary patches may also be in the portage tree in the files subdirectory.
  • See also the packaging notes.
Ubuntu BzrWeb or Launchpad Code bzr branch https://code.launchpad.net/~motumedia/vlc/ubuntu
Slackware slackware.com or UK mirror lctp -c "open http://slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/ ; mirror vlc"

rsync -av rsync://rsync.slackware.org.uk/people/alien/restricted_slackbuilds/vlc .

The "restricted_slackbuilds" packages are restricted for distribution: they are built with mp3/aac encoding capability. This makes them unfit for hosting in the US, hence a UK mirror is used