How to install VLC on Linux Distros via Terminal

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VLC is a free and open-source multimedia player app/software that is not only portable but also available across different platforms. Over time, VLC became capable of streaming online videos.

To install VLC software in Linux Distros from the terminal you need to enter CMD Given below:

Ubuntu/ Linux Mint/ Kali Linux/ Zorin OS/ Tails OS/ Parrot OS/MX Linux/ PureOS,

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install vlc

Debian

echo 'deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wheezy-backports.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -t wheezy-backports install vlc

Fedora

su -
dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
dnf install vlc

Arch Linux

pacman -S vlc

RHEL/CentOS 8

su -
sudo yum install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
sudo yum install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/el/rpmfusion-free-release-8.noarch.rpm
sudo yum install vlc
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