Difference between revisions of "VLC Features OS"

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! Windows 9x 98/Me  
 
! Windows 9x 98/Me  
 
| {{yes}} ''(not supported)'' || Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work flawlessly on Windows 98 and Windows ME.
 
| {{yes}} ''(not supported)'' || Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work flawlessly on Windows 98 and Windows ME.
You need to install the unicode package to make it work.||
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You need to install the unicode package to make it work.
 
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! Windows 2000
 
! Windows 2000
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| {{yes}} ||  
 
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! Windows Xp
 
! Windows Xp
| {{yes}} || ||
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| {{yes}} ||
 
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! Windows NT 4.0  
 
! Windows NT 4.0  
 
| {{yes}} ''(not supported)'' || Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work on Windows NT4.0,  
 
| {{yes}} ''(not supported)'' || Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work on Windows NT4.0,  
but with major issues due to the lack of a correct DirectX support. ||
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but with major issues due to the lack of a correct DirectX support.  
 
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! Windows Vista
 
! Windows Vista
 
| {{yes}} || VLC has still some problems with Vista, but it works.  
 
| {{yes}} || VLC has still some problems with Vista, but it works.  
Read the [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=32513 forum thread] on that matter. ||
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Read the [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=32513 forum thread] on that matter.
 
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The teams support the Debian Version. But Ubuntu, Gentoo, OpenSuse,  
 
The teams support the Debian Version. But Ubuntu, Gentoo, OpenSuse,  
 
Mandriva, Fedora Core are oftenly tested by the team,  
 
Mandriva, Fedora Core are oftenly tested by the team,  
but the packages are not made by the VideoLAN team. ||
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but the packages are not made by the VideoLAN team.  
 
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! *BSD
 
! *BSD
| {{yes}} || VLC should work without problems. ||
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| {{yes}} || VLC should work without problems.  
 
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! Solaris  
 
! Solaris  
 
| {{middle}} || VLC is buildable under Solaris after some adaptations.  
 
| {{middle}} || VLC is buildable under Solaris after some adaptations.  
Reports have said that those were doable. ||
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Reports have said that those were doable.  
 
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! Other Unixes
 
! Other Unixes
|| {{middle}} || Same as Solaris ||
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| {{middle}} || Same as Solaris  
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! Mac OS 9
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| {{no}} || Mac OS 9 was never supported and will not be because of the deprecation of the platform.
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! Mac OS X ''(<10.2)''
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| {{yes}} || Use VLC 0.8.4a
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! Mac OS X ''(10.3)''
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| {{yes}} || Use VLC 0.8.6b
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! Mac OS X ''(>10.4)''
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|| {{yes}} || Use any up-to-date version of VLC.
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== Mac OS ==
 
 
=== Mac OS X ===
 
VLC works perfectly under Mac OS X.
 
 
For 10.2 and under, use VLC 0.8.4a
 
For 10.3, use VLC 0.8.6b
 
For 10.4 and over, every up-to-date version of VLC works.
 
 
=== Mac OS 9 ===
 
There is no and will not be any version of VLC for Mac OS 9 because of its deprecated status
 
  
 
== PDA OSes ==
 
== PDA OSes ==

Revision as of 12:28, 24 May 2007

On what operating systems can run VLC media player ?

Windows
Windows 9x 98/Me Yes (not supported) Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work flawlessly on Windows 98 and Windows ME.

You need to install the unicode package to make it work.

Windows 2000 Yes
Windows Xp Yes
Windows NT 4.0 Yes (not supported) Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work on Windows NT4.0,

but with major issues due to the lack of a correct DirectX support.

Windows Vista Yes VLC has still some problems with Vista, but it works.

Read the forum thread on that matter.

*nix
Linux Yes VLC works perfectly under linux.

The teams support the Debian Version. But Ubuntu, Gentoo, OpenSuse, Mandriva, Fedora Core are oftenly tested by the team, but the packages are not made by the VideoLAN team.

*BSD Yes VLC should work without problems.
Solaris Middle VLC is buildable under Solaris after some adaptations.

Reports have said that those were doable.

Other Unixes Middle Same as Solaris
Mac OS
Mac OS 9 No Mac OS 9 was never supported and will not be because of the deprecation of the platform.
Mac OS X (<10.2) Yes Use VLC 0.8.4a
Mac OS X (10.3) Yes Use VLC 0.8.6b
Mac OS X (>10.4) style="background: #dfd;" | Yes Use any up-to-date version of VLC.

PDA OSes

Windows CE

Palm OS

No version done.

Symbian

No version done.

Other

PSP

There is a port of VLC on the PSP done by an external team.

PS3

VLC runs under YDL5 on the PS3.