VLC Media Player 2.2.8 released. Install VLC Media Player 2.2.8 on Linux Ubuntu Systems. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
VLC Media Player 2.2.8
This release fixes a security issue in the AVI demuxer. Additionally, it includes the following fixes, which are part of 2.2.7: This release fixes compatibility with macOS High Sierra and fixes SSA subtitles rendering on macOS. This release also fixes a few security issues, in the flac and the libavcodec modules (heap write overflow), in the avi module and a few crashes. For macOS users, please note: A bug was fixed in VLC 2.2.7 concerning the update mechanism on macOS. In rare circumstances, an auto-update from older versions of VLC to VLC 2.2.8 might not be possible. Please download the update manually from our website in this case.
Install VLC Media Player 2.2.8
Run the following commands in terminal to install VLC Media Player 2.2.8 on Ubuntu Systems:
sudo apt remove vlc
sudo apt-get update
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/vlc
sudo apt update
sudo apt install vlc
You can also install VLC Media Player 2.2.8 via Flatpak
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexlarsson/flatpak
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flatpak
sudo apt-get update
flatpak install --from https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.videolan.VLC.flatpakref
Once installed, open VLC Media Player 2.2.8 from Ubuntu Dash.