Hi,
I'd like to install the latest VLC, as it now has a Resume function that remembers your last viewing position. This version is not available in the 2.4 repository, and when I go to videolan and click on the ubuntu download the latest version there seems to target the 13.04 core, whereas LL 2.4 is the 14.04 core. Yet I read people using Linux Mint are enjoying the latest VLC, so I'm not sure what I'm missing.
Thanks,
Paul
No, there's no change in the repo, because the repo is keyed to the 14.04 kernal, which hasn't changed. And it's not easy to install vlc from source, and there are no up to date ubuntu packages. That's about as far as my skills go.
Thanks,
Paul
Thanks, Jerry. Those indeed are unsigned. Probably fine, but I am leery at this point.
You are not missing anything
Code:
$ inxi -r
<snip>
aily-trusty.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/videolan/stable-daily/ubuntu trusty main
$ apt-cache policy vlc
vlc:
Installed: 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1
Candidate: 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1
Version table:
*** 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/universe i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.1.4+git20150226+r54594+19+11~ubuntu14.04.1 0
500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/videolan/stable-daily/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
2.1.2-2build2 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i386 Packages
$ cat /etc/issue
Linux Lite 2.6 LTS \n \l
even using VLC ppa in my sources.list gives me that vlc version in Linux Lite 2.6 so you are not missing anything.
VLC 2.2 has the Resume function. But they don't make it easy for us linuxers.
Yes. Thank you. I know there's a plugin that will do Resume. I used in on Windows. I was hoping to be able to use the new built-in function. If it gets to be a pain I'll go for the plugin.
Paul