[mythtv-users] uPnP and VLC Passed MythTV Testing?

[Tortise]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Rout" <nick.rout at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion about MythTV" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] uPnP and VLC Passed MythTV Testing?


On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Tortise <tortise at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Rout" <nick.rout at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion about MythTV" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 1:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] uPnP and VLC Passed MythTV Testing?
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>>> The data on VLC seems out of date now. In the Linux version of VLC 1.1.2
>>> uPnP has available under the Playlists (Ctrl+L) screen "Local Network /
>>> Universal Plug'n'Play".
>>>
>
>> I still find the version of vlc in *buntu 10.04 very hairy in terms of
>
> tree duplication. I will find somewhere to post a screenshot.
> Nick, I think that's version 1.0.6?
>>
>> Not a member of picasa or whatever... (suggestions sought)
>
> imagebin
> the wiki?
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> I'd suggest you run 1.1.2 before bothering with an image. (Install latest
> ffmpeg to get vdpau)

>Any ideas on how to do that on *buntu without going outside the repos?
 (I don't mind adding a ppa).

For 10.04 I did this:

http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=how+to+install+vlc+ubuntu+10.04&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGGL_en-GB___NZ345

First Hit:

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html

Command line way
You need to check that a universe mirror is listed in your /etc/apt/sources.list file. 

% sudo apt-get update
% sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-pulse mozilla-plugin-vlc
Worked fine for me.   YMMV.