


Hit the Continue to accept privacy and network access policy. Launch the software either by typing ‘vlc’ in the terminal or open it through the ‘Applications’ search bar. In that case, you need to install the snap tool by using the following command and try installing the software again. If the installation fails, it means you do not have the snap tool installed on your system.

Enter sudo password and hit ‘y’ from the keyboard when you are prompted. Run the following command in the terminal to install VLC using snap packages. Installing VLC media player using snap package Once it is complete, run the following command on the terminal to launch the software. Enter sudo password and hit ‘y’ from the keyboard when prompted. Sudo apt update Installing VLC media player using apt packageĮxecute the following command on the terminal. Enter the sudo password and hit ‘y’ when prompted. Open Terminal through ‘Applications’ or by using the keyboard shortcut ‘ Ctrl+ Alt+ T’.Įxecute the following command to update the system repository. Installing VLC media player Updating system repository In this article, we will be focusing on various ways of installing a VLC media player on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. You can read more about this software on their Wiki page. It is developed by the VideoLAN organization and can be installed on various operating systems including Linux, Windows, MAC, Chrome, Android, and iOS. We all know the famous VLC which is an open-source media player and streaming software.
