Download VLC Player for Debian GNU/Linux!!
Tags: debian, vlc
Published: 2021-11-15 06:13:30

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title: Download VLC Player for Debian GNU/Linux!!
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date: 2021-11-10 10:33:45 UTC
tags: Debian,VLC
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VLC is a  **free ** and  **open-source cross-platform multimedia player**  and framework that  **supports all kinds of audio and video formats**. This software is widely used across the world. The VideoLAN organization developed it. In this article, we will learn how to  **download VLC Player for Debian GNU/Linux**. 

## Features of VLC Media Player

- This software  **almost supports every video and audio file format**  and plays every media.
- It is used to  **convert any medial file formats**  without using additional plugins.
- VLC can  **stream media over the local network**  as well as on  **the internet**.
- It supports many platforms like  **Windows** ,  **Mac, ** and  **Linux**.

## Download VLC for Linux

Here, we come up with the steps to download VLC Player for Linux.

- You can use this [**link**](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-debian.html) to move to the **[official site of VLC](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-debian.html)**. 
- Now, you will see the **VLC installation commands**. 
- You can **run the installation command** via either **apt** package or **snap** package. 

![Command Line](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Command-Line-1024x292.png)
_Command Line_

- Use the following command to run at apt package. 

```
$ sudo apt install vlc
```

- If you want to run the command using snap craft, then utilize the below-mentioned command. 

```
$ sudo snap install vlc
```

## Run the Command

- You need to navigate to the **[snapcraft site](https://snapcraft.io/store)**. 
- Now, you can **find** the **VLC Player** under the **Featured section**. 

![Find VLC Player](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Find-VLC-Player.png)
_Find VLC Player_

- After that, you can see a  **drop-down list** , as shown in the below image. Here, you will find more versions of VLC provided for download.
- Here, we  **choose ** the  **stable version of the VLC**  Player.

![Choose the version](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Choose-the-version-1024x459.png)
_Choose the version_

- By default, it shows the architecture type as **“amd64”**. 

![Show Architecture option](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Show-Architecture-option.png)
_Show Architecture option_

- When you click the Install button, you will see a  **pop-up** , as shown below.

- Here also you can  **get the installation command**.

![Hit the Install button](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Hit-the-Install-button-1.png)
_Hit the Install button_

- To execute the command, you need to  **press ** the  **CTRL + ALT + T**  shortcut keys.
- Then, it will open the terminal, where you need to  **run the command as mentioned above**.
- After that, it will  **install and launch the VLC Player program**  on your PC.
- Finally, you can find the VLC Media Player program on your apps list.

## Closure

This article provided the simple steps to know how to **download VLC Player for Debian GNU/Linux**. You can check out more VLC related posts on our site [**vlc.guru**](https://vlc.guru/).

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