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MX 17 Repository: The VLC Thread
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 8:00 pm
by Stevo
We now have an update to our default video player, VLC 2.2.8-2, in the test repository, backported from Debian testing. Changes include:
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.
It runs fine in my tests, and we need a few more tester's thumbs-up before we move it to the main repo, which we'd like to do ASAP because of the security fixes.
I also have built VLC 3.0 release candidate 2 from Sid for MX 17, and it also runs fine, but will hold off until its final release for a repo version. I just wanted to check to see how it was going to build.
Re: MX 17 Repository: The VLC Thread
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 4:26 am
by Gaer Boy
Works fine here and solves a problem I had yesterday with the previous version - videos breaking up every 2 minutes or so.
Phil
Re: MX 17 Repository: The VLC Thread
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:37 pm
by Stevo
We now have VLC 3.0 release candidate 6, backported from Sid, in our test repository. I was experimenting with how hard a major upgrade like this is going to be when 3.0 is finally released, but since the results ended up running fine on my install, decided to send it up to the test repo with some new build-depends.
Re: MX 17 Repository: The VLC Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:11 pm
by Stevo
We now have the final release of 3.0 in our test repo, five years after 2.0 was released. Please give it a try so we can move it to main.
***** Those that have installed KDE or KDE applications may have phonon-backend-vlc or phonon4qt5-backend-vlc installed, which is incompatible with this version at the moment. Install phonon-backend-gstreamer or phonon4qt5-backend-null or -gstreamer instead, remove phonon-backend-vlc/phonon4qt5-backend-vlc, and then try the upgrade again. I'll try rebuilding the VLC backend against the new VLC..Yes, that fixes the issue here, the new phonons should be in the test repo soon.***********
VLC 3.0 "Vetinari" is a new major update of VLC.
VLC 3.0 activates hardware decoding by default, to get 4K and 8K playback!
It supports 10bits and HDR
VLC supports 360 video and 3D audio, up to Ambisoncics 3rd order
Allows audio passthrough for HD audio codecs
Can stream to Chromecast devices, even in formats not supported natively
Can play Blu-Ray Java menus: BD-J
VLC supports browsing of local network drives and NAS
Re: MX 17 Repository: The VLC Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:30 pm
by richb
It would not install from the test repo using MXPI. When I tried to install in Synaptic, ended up with broken packages.
Re: MX 17 Repository: The VLC Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:46 pm
by stsoh
it works on mx17, upgraded from mxpi.
Code: Select all
2018-02-11 01:48:20 upgrade vlc-l10n all 2.2.8-2~mx17+1 3.0.0-1~mx17+1
2018-02-11 01:48:16 upgrade libvlc-bin amd64 2.2.8-2~mx17+1 3.0.0-1~mx17+1
2018-02-11 01:48:15 upgrade vlc-plugin-video-output amd64 2.2.8-2~mx17+1 3.0.0-1~mx17+1
2018-02-11 01:48:15 upgrade vlc-plugin-qt amd64 2.2.8-2~mx17+1 3.0.0-1~mx17+1
2018-02-11 01:48:15 upgrade vlc-bin amd64 2.2.8-2~mx17+1 3.0.0-1~mx17+1
2018-02-11 01:48:15 upgrade libvlc5 amd64 2.2.8-2~mx17+1 3.0.0-1~mx17+1
2018-02-11 01:48:15 install libvlccore9 amd64 <none> 3.0.0-1~mx17+1
2018-02-11 01:48:14 upgrade vlc-plugin-base amd64 2.2.8-2~mx17+1 3.0.0-1~mx17+1
2018-02-11 01:48:14 upgrade vlc-data all 2.2.8-2~mx17+1 3.0.0-1~mx17+1
2018-02-11 01:48:14 upgrade vlc amd64 2.2.8-2~mx17+1 3.0.0-1~mx17+1
Re: MX 17 Repository: The VLC Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:55 pm
by Jerry3904
I enabled the MX Test repo, and had no trouble installing or running. Nice work!
Re: MX 17 Repository: The VLC Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:05 pm
by Stevo
Well, if we can figure out what's going on with Rich, it seems good to go to main.
What does
say is broken?
Re: MX 17 Repository: The VLC Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:13 pm
by Paul..
Confirmed...works great here.
Re: MX 17 Repository: The VLC Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:22 pm
by Gordon Cooper
OK here too.