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How to update VLC?
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Hello, Monkeyman!

(07-06-2016, 02:27 AM)Monkeyman link Wrote: Thanks, everyone.  I guess I'll live with the current version and toss the movies that won't play.  I'm not smart enough to fix Linux if I break it.

If you NEED VLC 2.2.2 for some reason, that's a different matter altogether. Upgrading to it most likely won't cause any new issues for you.

One just have to be careful to get too carried away with PPAs, that's all. Worst comes to worst, you can remove the newest version, remove the PPA, reinstall the repository version, and life goes on.

For example, take Me TV, a program to watch TV on your PC using a USB TV dongle or PCI/PCIe TV card. The newest version doesn't want to work for me., The developer recommended that I not use the one in the PPA, so THAT would be one case where it's best to stick with what's in the repositories.

On the other hand, take Blueman, for Bluetooth control. The early version had something disabled (I forget what) that kept it from working properly. As a result, if you wanted Bluetooth to work, you HAD to use the latest version and add the PPA, as opposed to using the one in the repositories.

In a nutshell, it can work both ways, so use which one works best for what YOU'RE doing...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob


73 DE N4RPS
Rob
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How to update VLC? - by Monkeyman - 07-05-2016, 12:46 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by Wirezfree - 07-05-2016, 03:37 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by Valtam - 07-05-2016, 05:59 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by N4RPS - 07-05-2016, 09:07 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by Monkeyman - 07-06-2016, 02:27 AM
Re: How to update VLC? - by trinidad - 07-06-2016, 01:52 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by LL-user - 07-06-2016, 10:23 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by N4RPS - 07-07-2016, 07:36 AM
Re: How to update VLC? - by Monkeyman - 07-07-2016, 11:58 AM
Re: How to update VLC? - by firenice03 - 07-07-2016, 04:47 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by N4RPS - 07-07-2016, 11:58 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by Monkeyman - 07-08-2016, 10:44 AM
Re: How to update VLC? - by Valtam - 07-08-2016, 12:13 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by Monkeyman - 07-08-2016, 12:35 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by Valtam - 07-08-2016, 12:37 PM
Re: How to update VLC? - by Monkeyman - 07-08-2016, 01:04 PM

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