How to Install VLC Media Player on Ubuntu 18.04 & 16.04 LTS

VLC is the most popular media player for Linux-based systems as well as for windows. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.

Step 1 – Prerequisites

You must have root or sudo privileged user with Desktop access. Login to your Ubuntu Desktop and upgrade the current packages to latest version.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2 – Install VLC on Ubuntu

The Ubuntu default apt repositories contains older vlc version. But still, you can install vlc using the snap packages on Ubuntu systems.

First install Snapd daemon on your system via apt:

sudo apt install snap -y

Then install vlc snap package on your system.

sudo snap install vlc

Step 3 – Use VLC

To start VLC player use GUI icon or use the following command to start it and enjoy audio/videos.

vlc

You can find VLC version in About section under help menu.

Congratulation’s! you have successfully installed the VLC media player on Ubuntu.