How to : Install VLC 2.0 in Ubuntu 10.04/11.10/12.04 using ppa

Finally new version of VLC ,VLC 2.0 is released . There are many new features like Faster decoding on multi-core ,Blue ray support etc .

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New Features in VLC 2.0:

  • Faster Decoding on multi core
  • Experimental support for BluRay discs
  • Support for 10bits codecs, WMV image and some other codecs.
  • Correct support for FLAC, RV and Hi10p in MKV.
  • New video outputs for Windows 7, Android, iOS and OS/2.

Click below link to know more about new features in VLC .

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/2.0.0.html

Installation Instructions :

For Ubuntu 10.04

Open the terminal and run the following commands to install VLC 2.0 in Ubuntu 10.04:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc2
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vlc

For Ubuntu 11.10 :

Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vlc

For Ubuntu 12:04 :

Users can install VLC 2.0  directly from Ubuntu software centre.