1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY vlc-download-http
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8 | "http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/&vlc-version;/vlc-&vlc-version;.tar.xz">
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9 | <!ENTITY vlc-download-ftp
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10 | "ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/&vlc-version;/vlc-&vlc-version;.tar.xz">
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11 | <!ENTITY vlc-md5sum "8806bff2ea9c76791123d444a92f708c">
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12 | <!ENTITY vlc-size "16.4 MB">
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13 | <!ENTITY vlc-buildsize "300 MB">
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14 | <!ENTITY vlc-time "2.5 SBU">
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15 | ]>
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16 |
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17 | <sect1 id="vlc" xreflabel="Vlc-&vlc-version;">
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18 | <?dbhtml filename="vlc.html"?>
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19 |
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20 | <sect1info>
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21 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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22 | <date>$Date$</date>
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23 | </sect1info>
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24 |
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25 | <title>VLC-&vlc-version;</title>
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26 |
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27 | <indexterm zone="vlc">
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28 | <primary sortas="a-VLC">VLC</primary>
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29 | </indexterm>
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30 |
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31 | <sect2 role="package">
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32 | <title>Introduction to VLC</title>
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33 |
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34 | <para><application>VLC</application> is a media player, streamer, and
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35 | encoder. It can play from many inputs like files, network streams, capture
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36 | device, desktops, or DVD, SVCD, VCD, and audio
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37 | CD. It can play most audio and video codecs (MPEG 1/2/4, H264, VC-1, DivX,
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38 | WMV, Vorbis, AC3, AAC, etc.), but can also convert to different formats
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39 | and/or send streams through the network.</para>
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40 |
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41 | &lfs70_checked;
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42 |
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43 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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44 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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45 | <listitem>
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46 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&vlc-download-http;"/></para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&vlc-download-ftp;"/></para>
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50 | </listitem>
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51 | <listitem>
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52 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &vlc-md5sum;</para>
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53 | </listitem>
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54 | <listitem>
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55 | <para>Download size: &vlc-size;</para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | <listitem>
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58 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &vlc-buildsize;</para>
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59 | </listitem>
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60 | <listitem>
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61 | <para>Estimated build time: &vlc-time;</para>
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62 | </listitem>
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63 | </itemizedlist>
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64 |
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65 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">VLC Dependencies</bridgehead>
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66 |
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67 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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68 | <para role="required">
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69 | <xref linkend="dbus"/>
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70 | </para>
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71 |
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72 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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73 | <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="qt4"/>.
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74 | <application>Qt4</application> is used to make the graphical user interface.
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75 | Without Qt4 you will only be able to use the command line or
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76 | <application>ncurses</application> interface.</para>
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77 |
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78 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional input drivers and
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79 | libraries</bridgehead>
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80 | <para role="optional">
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81 | <xref linkend="libproxy"/>,
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82 | <ulink url="http://www.live555.com/">Live555</ulink>,
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83 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libdc1394/">DC1394</ulink>,
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84 | <xref linkend="libdv"/>,
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85 | <xref linkend="libdvdread"/>,
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86 | <xref linkend="libdvdnav"/>,
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87 | <ulink
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88 | url="http://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html">libbluray</ulink>,
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89 | <ulink url="http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/">OpenCV</ulink>,
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90 | <xref linkend="samba3"/>,
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91 | <xref linkend="gvfs"/>,
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92 | <ulink url="http://wiki.videolan.org/Libvcdinfo">libvcdinfo</ulink> and
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93 | <ulink url="http://libcddb.sourceforge.net/">libcddb</ulink>.</para>
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94 |
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95 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional mux/demux plugins</bridgehead>
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96 | <para role="optional">
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97 | <ulink url="http://code.google.com/p/game-music-emu/">Game Music
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98 | Emu</ulink>,
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99 | <xref linkend="libogg"/>,
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100 | <ulink url="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Libshout">libshout</ulink>,
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101 | <ulink url="http://modplug-xmms.sourceforge.net/">libmod</ulink> and
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102 | <ulink
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103 | url="http://www.musepack.net/index.php?pg=home">Musepack</ulink>.</para>
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104 |
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105 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional codec plugins</bridgehead>
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106 | <para role="optional">
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107 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libshine-fxp/">Shine</ulink>,
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108 | <ulink url="http://www.khronos.org/openmax/">OpenMAX</ulink>,
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109 | <xref linkend="libmad"/>,
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110 | <xref linkend="ffmpeg"/>,
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111 | <ulink url="http://www.splitted-desktop.com/static/libva/">libva</ulink>,
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112 | <xref linkend="faad2"/>,
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113 | <ulink url="http://www.twolame.org/">Twolame</ulink>,
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114 | <xref linkend="liba52"/>,
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115 | <ulink url="http://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html">libdca</ulink>,
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116 | <xref linkend="flac"/>,
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117 | <xref linkend="libmpeg2"/>,
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118 | <xref linkend="libvorbis"/>,
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119 | <xref linkend="speex"/>,
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120 | <xref linkend="libtheora"/>,
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121 | <ulink url="http://diracvideo.org/download/dirac-research/">Dirac</ulink>,
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122 | <ulink
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123 | url="http://diracvideo.org/download/schroedinger/">Schroedinger</ulink>,
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124 | <xref linkend="libpng"/>,
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125 | <ulink url="http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html">libx264</ulink>,
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126 | <ulink
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127 | url="http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/fluidsynth/">FluidSynth</ulink>,
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128 | <ulink url="http://zapping.sourceforge.net/ZVBI/index.html">Zapping
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129 | VBI</ulink>,
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130 | <ulink url="http://code.google.com/p/libass/">libass</ulink>,
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131 | <ulink url="http://code.google.com/p/libkate/">libkate</ulink> and
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132 | <ulink url="http://code.google.com/p/libtiger/">libtiger</ulink>.</para>
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133 |
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134 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional video plugins</bridgehead>
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135 | <para role="optional">
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136 | <xref linkend="sdl"/>,
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137 | <xref linkend="freetype2"/>,
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138 | <xref linkend="fribidi"/>,
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139 | <xref linkend="fontconfig"/>,
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140 | <xref linkend="aalib"/> and
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141 | <ulink url="http://caca.zoy.org/">libcaca</ulink>.</para>
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142 |
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143 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional audio plugins</bridgehead>
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144 | <para role="optional">
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145 | <xref linkend="pulseaudio"/>,
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146 | <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
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147 | <ulink url="http://www.portaudio.com/">PortAudio</ulink>,
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148 | <ulink url="http://jackaudio.org/">JACK</ulink> and
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149 | <ulink url="http://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/">libsamplerate</ulink>.</para>
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150 |
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151 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional interface plugins</bridgehead>
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152 | <para role="optional"><ulink url="http://www.lirc.org/">LIRC</ulink> and
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153 | <ulink url="http://www.feep.net/libtar/">libtar</ulink>.</para>
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154 |
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155 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional visualization plugins</bridgehead>
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156 | <para role="optional">
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157 | <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/goom/">Goom</ulink> and
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158 | <ulink url="http://projectm.sourceforge.net/">projectM</ulink>.</para>
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159 |
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160 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional service discovery plugins</bridgehead>
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161 | <para role="optional">
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162 | <ulink url="http://libmtp.sourceforge.net/">MTP</ulink> and
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163 | <ulink url="http://pupnp.sourceforge.net/">UPnP</ulink>.</para>
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164 |
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165 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional miscellaneous
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166 | dependencies</bridgehead>
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167 | <para role="optional">
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168 | <xref linkend="libgcrypt"/>,
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169 | <xref linkend="gnutls"/>,
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170 | <xref linkend="libnotify"/>,
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171 | <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/~wheeler/taglib.html">taglib</ulink>,
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172 | <ulink url="http://medialibrary.sourceforge.net/">MediaLibrary</ulink>,
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173 | <xref linkend="sqlite"/> and
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174 | <ulink url="http://www.lua.org/">Lua</ulink>.</para>
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175 |
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176 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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177 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/vlc"/></para>
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178 | </sect2>
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179 |
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180 | <sect2 role="installation">
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181 | <title>Installation of VLC</title>
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182 |
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183 | <para>Install <application>VLC</application> by running the following
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184 | commands:</para>
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185 |
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186 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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187 | --disable-lua &&
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188 | make</userinput></screen>
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189 |
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190 | <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command></para>
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191 |
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192 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
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193 | user:</para>
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194 |
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195 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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196 | </sect2>
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197 |
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198 | <sect2 role="commands">
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199 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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200 |
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201 | <para><parameter>--disable-lua</parameter>: The package fails to install if
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202 | Lua is missing. Omit this option if you have Lua.</para>
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203 | </sect2>
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204 |
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205 | <sect2 role="content">
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206 | <title>Contents</title>
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207 |
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208 | <segmentedlist>
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209 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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210 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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211 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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212 |
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213 | <seglistitem>
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214 | <seg>cvlc, qvlc, rvlc, svlc, vlc and vlc-wrapper</seg>
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215 | <seg>libvlccore.so, libvlc.so and several libraries in
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216 | /usr/lib/vlc/plugins</seg>
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217 | <seg>/usr/lib/vlc, /usr/include/vlc, /usr/share/vlc and
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218 | /usr/share/doc/vlc</seg>
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219 | </seglistitem>
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220 | </segmentedlist>
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221 |
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222 | <variablelist>
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223 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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224 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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225 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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226 |
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227 | <varlistentry id="cvlc">
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228 | <term><command>cvlc</command></term>
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229 | <listitem>
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230 | <para>script to run VLC with the dummy interface</para>
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231 | <indexterm zone="vlc cvlc">
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232 | <primary sortas="b-cvlc">cvlc</primary>
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233 | </indexterm>
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234 | </listitem>
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235 | </varlistentry>
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236 |
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237 | <varlistentry id="qvlc">
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238 | <term><command>qvlc</command></term>
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239 | <listitem>
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240 | <para>script to run VLC with the QT4 interface</para>
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241 | <indexterm zone="vlc qvlc">
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242 | <primary sortas="b-qvlc">qvlc</primary>
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243 | </indexterm>
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244 | </listitem>
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245 | </varlistentry>
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246 |
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247 | <varlistentry id="rvlc">
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248 | <term><command>rvlc</command></term>
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249 | <listitem>
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250 | <para>script to run VLC with a command line interface</para>
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251 | <indexterm zone="vlc rvlc">
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252 | <primary sortas="b-rvlc">rvlc</primary>
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253 | </indexterm>
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254 | </listitem>
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255 | </varlistentry>
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256 |
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257 | <varlistentry id="svlc">
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258 | <term><command>svlc</command></term>
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259 | <listitem>
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260 | <para>script to run VLC with the skins interface</para>
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261 | <indexterm zone="vlc svlc">
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262 | <primary sortas="b-svlc">svlc</primary>
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263 | </indexterm>
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264 | </listitem>
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265 | </varlistentry>
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266 |
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267 | <varlistentry id="vlc-prog">
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268 | <term><command>vlc</command></term>
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269 | <listitem>
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270 | <para>the VLC media player</para>
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271 | <indexterm zone="vlc vlc-prog">
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272 | <primary sortas="b-vlc">vlc</primary>
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273 | </indexterm>
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274 | </listitem>
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275 | </varlistentry>
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276 |
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277 | <varlistentry id="vlc-wrapper">
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278 | <term><command>vlc-wrapper</command></term>
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279 | <listitem>
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280 | <para>a wrapper to drop privileges with VLC</para>
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281 | <indexterm zone="vlc vlc-wrapper">
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282 | <primary sortas="b-vlc-wrapper">vlc-wrapper</primary>
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283 | </indexterm>
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284 | </listitem>
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285 | </varlistentry>
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286 | </variablelist>
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287 | </sect2>
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288 | </sect1>
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