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I am trying to download vlc to play movies but it is not working. When i go to software center and try to install vlc it says "Package dependencies cannot be resolved" I am not to ububtu and linux can some one guide what needs to be done?

Akhtar Ali
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  • Open a terminal (Ctrl+Shit+T) and run this command sudo apt-get install vlc and post the messages in your answer. – A.B. Apr 22 '15 at 18:34
  • Did you try?: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vlc – xangua Apr 22 '15 at 18:34
  • try sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vlc – MAKZ Apr 22 '15 at 18:35
  • AB: this is what i am getting in return of the command you gave The following packages have unmet dependencies: vlc : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.0-0ubuntu0.14.10.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libavcodec56 (>= 6:11~beta1) but it is not installable or libavcodec-extra-56 (>= 6:11) but it is not installable Depends: libavutil54 (>= 6:11~beta1) but it is not installable – Akhtar Ali Apr 22 '15 at 18:40
  • Depends: libva1 (> 1.3.0~) but it is not installable Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.2.0~pre1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libxcb-composite0 but it is not installable Depends: libxcb-xv0 (>= 1.2) but it is not installable Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify (= 2.2.0-0ubuntu0.14.10.1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: vlc-plugin-samba (= 2.2.0-0ubuntu0.14.10.1) but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. – Akhtar Ali Apr 22 '15 at 18:43
  • just checked "update manager" is upto date – Akhtar Ali Apr 22 '15 at 18:47
  • MAKZ & Xangua i tried these commands and following error – Akhtar Ali Apr 22 '15 at 18:57
  • W: Failed to fetch http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic- W: Failed to fetch http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-backports/universe/i18n/Translation-en Unable to connect to pk.archive.ubuntu.com:http:

    W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/motumedia/libav10-trusty/ubuntu/dists/utopic/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found

    W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/motumedia/libav10-trusty/ubuntu/dists/utopic/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found

    E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

     – Akhtar Ali Apr 22 '15 at 18:57
  • @MAKZ there was no need to suggest a Third Party Repository... – xangua Apr 22 '15 at 19:17
  • why is your apt-get trying to connect to motumedia ? disable that source. – MAKZ Apr 22 '15 at 19:23

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You can play all kinds of videos in the default media player i.e. Totem also.
Just need to install the plugins for different codecs.

Try this :

$ sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins*

I you will have tons formats supported.

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