VLC is among one of the best-known media players which is a free and completely open-source multimedia player that supports most media formats and streaming protocols.
Here at LinuxAPT, we shall look into the installation of VLC media player on openSUSE Leap 15.4. VLC media player can also be used on Mac and Windows.
You can also visit our post about the installation of VLC media player on Ubuntu , Fedora and Manjaro.
After installing VLC, you may also like to visit our post on some Useful VLC Media Player Shortcut Keys: https://linuxapt.com/blog/69-useful-vlc-media-player-shortcut-keys
Simply instructions to install VLC media player on openSUSE via it's official repository:
1. Execute the command below to refresh the openSUSE repositories:
$ sudo zypper refreshThis command will fetch a fresh list of packages from the repository, ensuring that you don’t get outdated information or packages.
2. Now execute the below command to install VLC media player on your system:
$ sudo zypper install vlcTo confirm the installation, press y key and then the Enter key.
3. To verify the installation of the VLC media player, execute the command below:
$ vlc --versionIn the output, you will find the version of VLC that is installed on your system.
Follow the below instructions to install the VLC media player on openSUSE to install VLC media player via snap package:
1. Add the snap repository so that you can install snapd:
$ sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Leap_15.3 snappy2. Now execute this command to auto import the GPG key from the snap repository:
$ sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh3. Update the package cache through the command below:
$ sudo zypper dup --from snappy4. Then execute this command for installing snapd:
$ sudo zypper install snapdTo confirm the installation, press y key and then the Enter key.
5. Execute the commands below to initiate snapd service:
$ sudo systemctl enable snapd
$ sudo systemctl start snapdAlso, initiate the snapd.apparmor service:
$ sudo systemctl enable snapd.apparmor
$ sudo systemctl start snapd.apparmor6. Now execute the command below to install VLC media player:
$ sudo snap install vlc7. To verify the installation of VLC media player, execute the command below:
$ vlc --versionIn the output, you will find the version of VLC that is installed on your system.
After installation, VLC media player can be launched through the Applications menu.
You can also uninstall the VLC media player from your machine if you no longer need it.
If you have installed VLC media player through the openSUSE official repository, use the below command to remove it:
$ sudo zypper remove vlcNext to confirm the procedure, press y key and then the Enter key. After that, VLC will be removed from your machine.
If you have installed VLC media player through snap, use the below command to remove it:
$ sudo snap remove vlcTo confirm the procedure, press y key and then the Enter key. After that, VLC will be removed from your machine.
This article covers the installation of VLC media player on openSUSE system using different methods. In fact, 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.
