While various bits and peices required to stream content from your Linux desktop to a Cast ready TV is present in the latest nightlies the bits that hook it up to a GUI are not (at least at the time of writing).You can watch Hulu, Prime Video and/or Netflix on Linux. That said, the 3.0 series is set to introduce some nifty new features alongside all of the usual container/playback fixes and tweaks.Īmong them is experimental Chromecast support.
To install the VLC 3.0 Snap app on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and above just run this command: sudo apt install vlc -classic Set Expectations To ‘Oh’, not ‘Wow’ĭon’t expect a massive change VLC is a reliable bit of software and big dramatic changes rarely happen overnight. VLCĪ VLC 3.0 Snap is also available thanks to the Snappy Playpen initiative. Open VLC from the Unity Dash (or equivalent app launcher). Install (or upgrade) VLC sudo apt install vlc 3. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily 2. It’s naturally not a recommended or advised update to make, but you’re big enough to know whether you can handle it. The VLC Master PPA provides “nightly” builds of the media player for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and up. If you want a version of VLC that ‘just works’, doesn’t futz and can be relied on you should install the latest stable release from the Ubuntu archives.īut you want a version of VLC that is newer but potentially rough around the edges, read on… 1. This post makes a lot of assumptions I’m going to assume that you are super sensible and fully aware of the usual caveats that accompany the use of pre-release software, i.e., bugs, bugs and, er, more bugs. Many of you were equally as excited as us, even though a formal, stable release of VLC 3.0 is still many months away.īut, if you’re brave, you can try the latest bleeding edge release of VLC on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. A couple days ago we got a little giddy covering burgeoning support for Chromecast in VLC 3.0.
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