In this article we will install VLC player on Ubuntu 12.04. VLC is a open source project.

VLC
player can play most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming
protocol. VLC is absolutely free, it comes without any spyware, Ads or User Tracking code or
malware. We can install VLC in two ways. Either form Ubuntu Software Center or command
line.

Install VLC from Ubuntu Software Center.

Open Ubuntu Software center

Type VLC in search box and press enter

Select VLC from list and click on install.

Type your super user password. Super user is the user which we create during the installation.

Wow! We have installed VLC in three easy clicks. We recommended you to use always this
method as long as possible.Because it would install VLC from official repository. But for some
reason it fails you can use other PPA from command line.

Install VLC from command line.

Press ALT+CTRL+T to open the terminal. Run following command to add VLC repository.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily