How To Install VLC Player in Debian

What is VLC 

VLC is a simpler media player with an easy to use interface. It also supports DVD playback. While most needs should be met with Xine and MPlayer some prefer VLC.

Tips For Command To Install VLC in Linux OS

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.

The VideoLAN team is made up of developers from all over the world and former students of the École Centrale Paris

VLC's latest packaged version is always in the official Debian unstable branch.

Method 1: How To Install VLC Player in Debian

Debian stable (wheezy)

It is highly recommended that you get a recent version of VLC on wheezy by installing the version from wheezy-backports.
Add the wheezy-backports repository and install VLC: sudo apt-get -t wheezy-backports install vlc

Without backports, you will end up with the very old version of VLC in vanilla wheezy (install vlc and browser-plugin-vlc as usual).

Debian testing (jessie)

VLC is in testing.
But due to the way testing works, we can't guarantee if the latest version is available.
Install vlc, browser-plugin-vlc, the usual way you do it.

Debian unstable (sid)

VLC's latest packaged version is always in the official Debian unstable branch.

Method 2: How To Install VLC Player in Debian

Command To Install VLC Player In Linux OS sudo apt-get install vlc 

How To Install VLC Player in Debian