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VLC is a multimedia player supporting many audio and video codecs and file formats as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
VLC is a multimedia player with support for a variety of audio and video formats.


== Installation ==
== Installation ==


* Enable the [http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/updates/9/i386/rpmfusion-free-release-9-12.noarch.rpm/ RPM Fusion] repository (on Sugar 8.2.0, follow instructions for Fedora 9).
* import the Livna repository package (as described on [[MPlayer#Installation|MPlayer]])
* install VLC: <code># yum install vlc</code>
* install VLC: <code># yum install vlc</code>


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* <code>vlc -I skins2 *.mp3</code> gives a tiny floating window to play music
* <code>vlc -I skins2 *.mp3</code> gives a tiny floating window to play music

== See Also ==

* [http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=685 Installing VLC]
(Don't bother with this page if you're running 8.2, use RPM Fusion and yum as above)
[[Category:Video]]
[[Category:Linux software]]

http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=61155 discussion of same topic
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/updates/9/i386/rpmfusion-free-release-9-12.noarch.rpm link to fedora 9 repo

Latest revision as of 23:26, 13 September 2009

VLC is a multimedia player with support for a variety of audio and video formats.

Installation

  • Enable the RPM Fusion repository (on Sugar 8.2.0, follow instructions for Fedora 9).
  • install VLC: # yum install vlc

Usage Tips

  • vlc -I skins2 *.mp3 gives a tiny floating window to play music

See Also

(Don't bother with this page if you're running 8.2, use RPM Fusion and yum as above)

http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=61155 discussion of same topic http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/updates/9/i386/rpmfusion-free-release-9-12.noarch.rpm link to fedora 9 repo