VLC media player 2.2.5 was released recently with a great number of improvements. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 14.04, and Ubuntu 16.04.
It has been almost one year since the last VLC 2.2.4 was released on June 2016. VLC 2.2.5 features:
- Fix green line rendering on Windows with AMD drivers
- Fix mp3 playback regression on macOS and 64bit Windows leading to distortion for some media
- Fix screenshots size
- Improved lua scripts for various websites
- Various security improvements in demuxers and decoders
- Security hardening for DLL hijacking environments
- Fix scrolling sensitivity on Sierra
- Fix screen recording on Windows
- See the changelog for details.
How to Install VLC 2.2.5 in Ubuntu / Linux Mint:
Besides building VLC 2.2.5 from the source tarball, Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and Linux mint 18 users can install it from the unofficial PPA.
1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching “Terminal” from start menu. When it opens, run command to add PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/vlc
Type in your password (no visual feedback due to security reason) when prompts and hit Enter.
2. (IMPORTANT) Remove old VLC version to avoid a package conflict:
sudo apt remove vlc vlc-nox
3. Finally run commands in terminal to check updates and install VLC 2.2.5:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install vlc
How to Restore:
To restore VLC media player to the stock version in your main Ubuntu repository, run command to purge the PPA:
sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:jonathonf/vlc
