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⇱ Install VLC on Ubuntu 22.04 - Step-by-Step Guide

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to install VLC on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux Desktop.

VLC is a free and open-source multimedia player available for Ubuntu 22.04. It supports a wide range of multimedia formats such as MKV, MP4, MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, BluRays, DVDs, VCDs, podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install VLC
  • How to install the latest VLC from PPA repository
  • How to install VLC via GNOME graphical user interface
  • How to install extra plugins
👁 VLC media player on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
VLC media player on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions
Category Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
Software VLC
Other Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command.
Conventions # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

Ubuntu 22.04 VLC installation step by step instructions

  1. Install VLC from command line

    To install VLC from the command line, open a command line terminal and enter the following apt commands:

    $ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install vlc

    In addition you might want to install some extra plugins for an additional support of multimedia formats:

    $ sudo apt install vlc-plugin-access-extra libbluray-bdj libdvd-pkg

    All done. To start the VLC media player execute the following command from your terminal:

    $ vlc

    Optional VLC Packages

    vlc-plugin-bittorrent
    Bittorrent plugin for VLC
    vlc-plugin-fluidsynth
    FluidSynth plugin for VLC
    vlc-plugin-jack
    JACK audio plugins for VLC
    vlc-plugin-notify
    LibNotify plugin for VLC
    vlc-plugin-qt
    multimedia player and streamer (Qt plugin)
    vlc-plugin-samba
    Samba plugin for VLC
    vlc-plugin-skins2
    multimedia player and streamer (Skins2 plugin)
    vlc-plugin-svg
    SVG plugin for VLC
    vlc-plugin-video-output
    multimedia player and streamer (video output plugins)
    vlc-plugin-video-splitter
    multimedia player and streamer (video splitter plugins)
    vlc-plugin-visualization
    multimedia player and streamer (visualization plugins)
  2. To install the latest VLC media player you might want to consider the VLC installation from a 3rd-party PPA repository. Using a vlc ppa, first step is to include VLC PPA repository:
    $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily

    Next, install the actual VLC player:

    $ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install vlc

Install VLC from GNOME Desktop

  1. Use the top left Activities menu to open the Ubuntu Software application.
    👁 Open Ubuntu Software Application
    Open Ubuntu Software Application
  2. Click the magnifying glass icon and search for the vlc keyword.
    👁 Searching for VLC application in Ubuntu Software Catalog
    Searching for VLC application in Ubuntu Software Catalog
  3. To begin the VLC installation hit the Install button.
    👁 Begin installation of VLC
    Begin installation of VLC
  4. Enter your password. Your user must have root permissions in order to proceed with the installation.
    👁 Enter sudo password to proceed with VLC installation
    Enter sudo password to proceed with VLC installation

  5. Once the VLC installation is completed simply use Activities menu to start the VLC application.
    👁 Open VLC media player from the Activities menu
    Open VLC media player from the Activities menu

Closing Thoughts

In this tutorial, we saw how to install the VLC media player application on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux. VLC is a great all in one tool that can play virtually any type of audio or video multimedia. It is also open source and free, so it fits right in with the rest of the software catalog of Ubuntu 22.04.