Latest VLC?

[paul1149]

Hi,


I'd like to install the latest VLC, as it now has a Resume function that remembers your last viewing position. This version is not available in the 2.4 repository, and when I go to videolan and click on the ubuntu download the latest version there seems to target the 13.04 core, whereas LL 2.4 is the 14.04 core. Yet I read people using Linux Mint are enjoying the latest VLC, so I'm not sure what I'm missing.


Thanks,
Paul

[shengchieh]

Does LL2.6 has the latest version of VLC???

If so, upgrade or reinstll.

If not, go to

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Sheng-Chieh

[paul1149]

No, there's no change in the repo, because the repo is keyed to the 14.04 kernal, which hasn't changed. And it's not easy to install vlc from source, and there are no up to date ubuntu packages. That's about as far as my skills go.

Thanks,
Paul

[Valtam]

You can try the daily stable builds, kinda risky, so up to you - https://launchpad.net/~videolan/+archive...able-daily

[paul1149]

Thanks, Jerry. Those indeed are unsigned. Probably fine, but I am leery at this point.

[rokytnji]

You are not missing anything

Code:

$ inxi -r
<snip>
aily-trusty.list
           deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/videolan/stable-daily/ubuntu trusty main
$ apt-cache policy vlc
vlc:
  Installed: 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1
  Candidate: 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1
  Version table:
*** 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.1.4+git20150226+r54594+19+11~ubuntu14.04.1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/videolan/stable-daily/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
     2.1.2-2build2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i386 Packages
$ cat /etc/issue
Linux Lite 2.6 LTS \n \l

even using VLC ppa in my sources.list gives me that vlc version in Linux Lite 2.6 so you are not missing anything.

[paul1149]

VLC 2.2 has the Resume function. But they don't make it easy for us linuxers.

[rokytnji]

I edited mine way back on how to do what you describe by hand.

http://www.smartestcomputing.us.com/topi...ent-269265

Did that in Mint long ago. Should work in any version of LL also.
scroll down to my next post about gawk also before starting.

[paul1149]

Yes. Thank you. I know there's a plugin that will do Resume. I used in on Windows. I was hoping to be able to use the new built-in function. If it gets to be a pain I'll go for the plugin.

Paul