VideoLAN VLC media player for Ubuntu Linux. Install VLC Media Player 2.2.4 for Ubuntu 16.04 Systems. Install VLC on Ubuntu, via Terminal commands. VLC Media Player is the most popular open source multimedia player application for Linux Ubuntu Systems. VLC media player plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various online media resources.
The most striking feature of VLC media player is that it plays most codecs with no codec packs needed – MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3 and others. VLC also works as a video streaming app and can stream videos in UDP/RTP Unicast or Multicast on IPv4 and IPv6 high-bandwidth networks.
Install VLC 2.2.4 On Ubuntu 16.04
The latest stable release of VLC media player is VLC 2.2.4. It can be easily installed via Terminal commands. Run the following commands in Terminal to install VLC:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc
Once installed, open VLC from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal.