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VLC 1.1.8 is released! PPA For Ubuntu and LinuxMint

Written by Ayesha .A on March 24, 2011. Posted in Software

VLC 1.1.8 is released, this new release comes with small features and fixing important bugs and a security issues.

What’s new in 1.1.8?

- Security update regarding video width concerning some demuxers
- Support for a new Dirac encoder based on libschroedingerPackage of the new VP8/Webm encoder ‘Bali’
- Notable updates in .mp4, .ogg, .ape demuxers
– Major updates in most language translations
- Fixes in skins2 supports of Winamp2 skins

- Upgrade on the look of VLC for Mac OS X
- Auto-detection for .txt subtitles is fixed
- Fixes on Windows integration, notably regarding volume keys
- Codecs updates
- Many miscellaneous fixes

Installation:

- For Ubuntu and LinuxMint:

Open terminal and type the following commands:


sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/vlc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc vlc-plugin-pulse

-For other Linux distributions follow the link releated to your Linux distro for installation instructions:

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5 Comment(s)

thor

I only got 1.1.7 vlc
alex

the same probleme, i have update and nothing happend, there no update. and i am still in vlc 1.1.7
- Zinovsky
  
  vlc 1.1.8 has been uploaded to PPA above.[url=https://launchpad.net/~ferramroberto/+archive/testing/+buildjob/2341262]check the link[/url]. I will check what is the issue.
thor

It dont work. use this. And you will get vlc 1.1.8

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chimerarevo/vlc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc
Zinovsky

The PPA Now is working :)

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