However before you compile VLC from the source code you need to configure VLC. These files are the source code and you will now need to transform the source code into the VLC program.
If all is well you will see a lot of information shoot through the terminal which is simply a list of all the uncompressed files. Make sure you replace vlc-0.8.4a.tar.gz with the name of your sources file. If tar is installed then type the following: The above message is actually an error message, but if you see it ignore the message as we only executed the command to check if tar was installed. The best way to find out if it is installed is just to type tar and press return. If your version of Linux doesn't have this then you will need to first download and install it. To do this we need to use the tar application. The information will vary in your window, but it is critical that you see the sources you downloaded in the list of files. To do this I type ls and I shoudl see something like this in my termial: In this case the source code I have downloaded is named vlc-0.8.4a.tar.gzīefore I start the installation I need to check the sources are in the same working directory as my terminal. You can recognise this type of compression if the file you downloaded ends with the suffix: Most Linux applications have their source code compressed in the tar and gzip formats. This means that they source code has been compressed and needs to be uncompressed. The sources, once downloaded, will need to be 'unpacked'. If you know how to use the terminal then copy the sources to the directory you are currently in or change your current working directory to the directory where the sources are. If you do not know how to use a terminal then please also read up on this otherwise the following is going to be very difficult to follow.
Make sure you download the sources to somewhere you can access using a terminal ('shell'). At the time of writing the URL for downloading VLC source is this: To do this you should visit the VideoLan website ( ) and download the sources from the website. Operating System use for this installation : Debian (this process will work on any version of Linux)įirst, get the sources. Software version used for this installation : 0.84
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