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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 == |
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| 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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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'.