Howto: Firefox Install Multimedia Player VLC with plug-in

by Vivek Gite · 4 comments

Q. How do I install Multimedia Player VLC with plug-in for Firefox browser?

A. Multimedia Player VLC allows you to view multimedia files.

First close the firefox.

Now install vlc and plugin, type the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-* mozilla-plugin-vlc

Start the firefox. Enjoy!

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1 hukumar 03.08.07 at 9:08 am

Very usefull site for developer of IT professional

2 vaibhav 01.18.08 at 12:15 pm

hello dear
i m regulary windows user
so i have problem to install software in linux red hat 5
like .tar.gz files
some when download rpm file like mplayer, or any video player error report comes
so plz help me step by step
actually i didn’t know how can use commmand so plz help

plz mail me nick4ubuddy@hotmail.com

3 Don J. 01.04.09 at 8:05 am

This only works if you have a Debian-based distro. People of non-source-based and non-Debian distros are SoL*. It’s best not to pass off all Linux distros as equal as people will get the wrong idea and go “What the f00k are wrong with me system?!”.

Note to everyone else: Check your distro.

*=there are exceptions.

4 ravi pratap singh 10.18.09 at 6:35 am

vlc media player installation

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