As we know VLC is a very much powerful open-source media player loved and used by all. For windows we get the installable .exe file. But what and how to install VLC in Linux platform in UBUNTU 10.04 ?
Basically it can be done by 3 following ways :-
1. Download universal tar.gz zipped file for linux environment and install it.
2. Graphical way
3. Command line way
Its always easy and knowledgeable to go with 2nd and 3rd process. The more clear process can be read from below :-
2. Graphical way
Open Synaptic (System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager). In Settings -> Repositories, make sure you have a “universe” repository activated.
Search for vlc and install it. You should also install vlc-plugin-pulse, mozilla-plugin-vlc.
If you are interrested in streaming or transcoding, you should also install libavcodec-extra-52 from a “multiverse” repository.
3. Command line way
You need to check that a “universe” mirror is listed in your /etc/apt/sources.list.
% sudo apt-get update
% sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-pulse mozilla-plugin-vlc
No doubt, VLC is always our first choice and most used media player worldwide. Hope you find the installation process easy and if ever you encounter a problem do leave a comment. 
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