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== Installing VLC on Debian GNU/Linux ==
 
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If you are using Debian Jessie, Stretch, Buster or Sid then you can install VLC using the APT package manager.
 
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For more up to date packages, please take the VLC packages from jessie-backports-sloppy or stretch-backports.
 
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Just log into a terminal, "Accessories>Terminal" as root, using either '''sudo''' or '''su''', (if this is confusing, type "man sudo" or "man su", '''without''' the quotation marks, for detailed instructions) then type the following and you are done:
 
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    # apt-get install vlc
 
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Look out there are many deprecated vlc based packages like gnome-vlc etc.{{check}} Just installing vlc will do.
 
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Many vlc plugins can be installed afterwards (some of these are no longer used and are "dummy packages"):
 
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  vlc-plugin-alsa    - ALSA audio output plugin for VLC (install it if sound doesn't work)
 
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  vlc-plugin-arts    - aRts audio output plugin for VLC (install it if sound still doesn't work and you're using KDE)
 
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  vlc-plugin-esd    - Esound audio output plugin for VLC (install it if sound still doesn't work and you're using Gnome)
 
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  vlc-plugin-ggi    - GGI video output plugin for VLC
 
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  vlc-plugin-glide  - Glide video output plugin for VLC
 
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  vlc-plugin-sdl    - SDL video and audio output plugin for VLC
 
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  vlc-plugin-svgalib - SVGAlib video output plugin for VLC
 
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  mozilla-plugin-vlc - the VLC plugin for Mozilla based browsers
 
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== Nvidia problem with VLC in Debian ==
 
== Nvidia problem with VLC in Debian ==
  
 
If you use '''nvidia-xconfig''' it's possible that the screen goes into standby when playing a movie with vlc.
 
If you use '''nvidia-xconfig''' it's possible that the screen goes into standby when playing a movie with vlc.
 
To correct the problem, we must comment (put a # in front of the line) on the option "'''DPMS'''" in your file ''''/etc/X11/xorg.conf''''.
 
To correct the problem, we must comment (put a # in front of the line) on the option "'''DPMS'''" in your file ''''/etc/X11/xorg.conf''''.
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[[Category:GNU/Linux distros]]
 

Revision as of 03:58, 31 March 2019

Nvidia problem with VLC in Debian

If you use nvidia-xconfig it's possible that the screen goes into standby when playing a movie with vlc. To correct the problem, we must comment (put a # in front of the line) on the option "DPMS" in your file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'.

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