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PPA For VLC

Postby anon_private » 10 Feb 2017 18:34

Can you recommend a PPA for VLC
kubuntu 14.04 user

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Re: PPA For VLC

Postby Rémi Denis-Courmont » 10 Feb 2017 19:34

Not really. The official PPA is not very actively maintained.
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Re: PPA For VLC

Postby anon_private » 10 Feb 2017 19:48

Thank you

How do users typically update vlc?
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Re: PPA For VLC

Postby Rémi Denis-Courmont » 11 Feb 2017 08:59

They upgrade Ubuntu, I guess.
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Re: PPA For VLC

Postby anon_private » 11 Feb 2017 12:07

Surely, VLC can be uppdated without upgrading the operating system!
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Re: PPA For VLC

Postby Rémi Denis-Courmont » 11 Feb 2017 12:53

Sure, you can compile VLC yourself. That's not how people typically do it.
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Re: PPA For VLC

Postby anon_private » 11 Feb 2017 14:07

It would be easier to simply install the latest version.
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Re: PPA For VLC

Postby anon_private » 11 Feb 2017 14:24

Ho do users typically update vlc
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