VSG:DVD:Nvidia

Installing VLC on Debian GNU/Linux

If you are using Debian Sarge, or Sid, then you can install VLC using the Apt manager. Just log in as root and type the following and then you are done:

 # apt-get install vlc

VLC is currently not in Etch as some RC bug block the migration. It should be fixed before Etch release.

Look out there are many deprecated vlc based packages like gnome-vlc etc. Just installing vlc will do.

Many vlc plugins can be installed afterwards (some of these are no longer used and are "dummy packages"): ^{[Please check this]}

 vlc-plugin-alsa - ALSA audio output plugin for VLC (install it if sound doesn't work)
 vlc-plugin-arts - aRts audio output plugin for VLC (install it if sound still doesn't work and you're using KDE)
 vlc-plugin-esd - Esound audio output plugin for VLC (install it if sound still doesn't work and you're using Gnome)
 vlc-plugin-ggi - GGI video output plugin for VLC
 vlc-plugin-glide - Glide video output plugin for VLC
 vlc-plugin-sdl - SDL video and audio output plugin for VLC
 vlc-plugin-svgalib - SVGAlib video output plugin for VLC