VLC media player for Debian GNU/Linux

Debian stable (sarge)

A fairly recent version (between 0.8.1 and 0.8.2) is packaged in Sarge. However, if you want libdvdcss (DVD decryption) support, you will need to add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

     deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sarge main
     deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sarge main

For a normal install, do:

   # apt-get update
   # apt-get install vlc libdvdcss2

Debian unstable (sid)

VLC's latest packaged version is always in the official Debian unstable branch. However you should still use our apt-get line if you need libdvdcss:

     deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main
     deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main

For a normal install, do:

   # apt-get update
   # apt-get install vlc libdvdcss2

Debian testing (etch)

VLC is probably available too in testing, but due to the way testing works, we can't guarantee which version is currently available.