How to install VLC on Ubuntu 8

Hello Nikhil.
You have to download the deb for Hardy from Here from a friend's computer or the Net Cafe.
Then just double click on the vlc deb file and give your password and voila, it will install.

Can you please tell us what you did & you "few" errors you got?

I remember Digit giving vlc as a deb in DVD(I cant remember the issue date)

Thanks, but can u give me the link or file of VLC

He has provided the link *www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html in his # 2 post Learn to differentiate b/w plain text and texxt with link //

Hey "Dark Star", I had been to that link, isn't there any other link?

Ok for .deb file check this out *www.tuxsoftware.com/home/multimedia/video-players/49-video-players/69-vlc-media-player

Ok thanks...

Buddy singal file will not do the job. You have to download vlc with all its dependencies. Here is the list of all the files you need to get vlc working.

*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/a/a52dec/liba52-0.7.4_0.7.4-11ubuntu1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/f/ffmpeg/libavutil1d_0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu7_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libg/libgsm/libgsm1_1.0.12-1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/f/ffmpeg/libavcodec1d_0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu7_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libd/libdc1394/libdc1394-13_1.1.0-5ubuntu1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/f/ffmpeg/libavformat1d_0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu7_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libd/libdvbpsi4/libdvbpsi4_0.1.5-3_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libd/libdvdnav/libdvdnav4_0.1.10-0.2_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libd/libdvdread/libdvdread3_0.9.7-8ubuntu1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libe/libebml/libebml0_0.7.7-3.1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libf/libfreebob/libfreebob0_1.0.7-1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libi/libid3tag/libid3tag0_0.15.1b-10_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libc/libcdio/libiso9660-5_0.78.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/uni...ection-kit/libjack0_0.109.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmad/libmad0_0.15.1b-2.1ubuntu1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libm/libmatroska/libmatroska0_0.8.1-1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmodplug/libmodplug0c2_0.7-7_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libm/libmpcdec/libmpcdec3_1.2.2-1build1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/m/mpeg2dec/libmpeg2-4_0.4.1-1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/f/ffmpeg/libpostproc1d_0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu7_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sdl-image1.2/libsdl-image1.2_1.2.6-3_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libt/libtar/libtar_1.2.11-4_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vcdimager/libvcdinfo0_0.7.23-4ubuntu1_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/mul...e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/w/wxwidgets2.6/libwxbase2.6-0_2.6.3.2.2-2ubuntu4_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/w/wxwidgets2.6/libwxgtk2.6-0_2.6.3.2.2-2ubuntu4_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/x/xosd/libxosd2_2.2.14-1.4_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/ttf-dejavu/ttf-dejavu-extra_2.23-1_all.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/ttf-dejavu/ttf-dejavu_2.23-1_all.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/mul...e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/mul...e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
*archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/mul...e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3_i386.deb

Now here's how to install them
- put all the files in a folder vlc and place this folder in your home folder
- Launch terminal from Applications - > Accessories -> Terminal
- In terminal type following commands

cd vlc and press enter
sudo dpkg -i *.deb press enter and done

enjoy

Or see this thread *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87790#5

you can also install thro' synaptic package manager and the vlc version is 0.8.6. This will be easier for novice ubuntu users.

^^but for synaptic, he will need internet on that machine..

you can give *www.offlineubuntu.co.cc a try. it shud help you to install other programs too, and without worrying much about dependencies and all...

^Is that your website?

Hi, There is the latest version of vlc, think it is 0.9.4. I tried to replace only the 0.8.6. files with 0.9.4. But, I couldn't manage it. If you can, please upload the links for the latest one also, as you have done for the 0.8.6 (It works fine)

Ubuntu guys are so persistence Mandriva automatically updated my Mplyaer and VLC to the latest as they are available in repos

But, in my machine at home doesn't have internet connection. So, I have to download things and do what ever the things.

NucleusKore said:

^Is that your website?

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yes

NuwanSu said:

Hi, There is the latest version of vlc, think it is 0.9.4. I tried to replace only the 0.8.6. files with 0.9.4. But, I couldn't manage it. If you can, please upload the links for the latest one also, as you have done for the 0.8.6 (It works fine)

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Which version of Ubuntu you are using 8.04 or 8.10