Unable to install vlc media player in ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
vlc : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.2+git20160830+r58831+56~ubuntu16.04.1) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libavcodec-ffmpeg56 (>= 7:2.4) but it is not going to be installed or
            libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 (>= 7:2.4) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libavutil-ffmpeg54 (>= 7:2.4) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libgles1-mesa (>= 7.8.1) but it is not going to be installed or
            libgles1
   Depends: libgles2-mesa (>= 7.8.1) but it is not going to be installed or
            libgles2
   Depends: libqt5x11extras5 (>= 5.1.0) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libsdl-image1.2 (>= 1.2.10) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.11) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libva-drm1 (>= 1.1.0) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libva-x11-1 (>= 1.0.3) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libva1 (>= 1.2.0) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.2.0) but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libxcb-composite0 but it is not going to be installed
   Depends: libxcb-xv0 (>= 1.2) but it is not going to be installed
   Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify (= 2.2.2+git20160830+r58831+56~ubuntu16.04.1) but it is not going to be installed
   Recommends: vlc-plugin-samba (= 2.2.2+git20160830+r58831+56~ubuntu16.04.1) but it is not going to be installed
   Conflicts: vlc:i386 but 2.1.4-1 is to be installed
vlc:i386 : Depends: vlc-nox:i386 (= 2.1.4-1) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libaa1:i386 (>= 1.4p5) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.15) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libcaca0:i386 (>= 0.99.beta17-1) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libfreetype6:i386 (>= 2.2.1) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libfribidi0:i386 (>= 0.19.2) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libgcc1:i386 (>= 1:4.1.1) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 but it is not going to be installed or
                 libgl1:i386
        Depends: libqtcore4:i386 (>= 4:4.8.0) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libqtgui4:i386 (>= 4:4.8.0) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libsdl-image1.2:i386 (>= 1.2.10) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libsdl1.2debian:i386 (>= 1.2.11) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 4.6) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libtar0:i386 but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libva-x11-1:i386 (> 1.3.0~) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libva1:i386 (> 1.3.0~) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libvlccore7:i386 (>= 2.1.0) but it is not installable
        Depends: libx11-6:i386 but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libxcb-composite0:i386 but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libxcb-keysyms1:i386 (>= 0.3.9) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libxcb-randr0:i386 (>= 1.1) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libxcb-shm0:i386 but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libxcb-xv0:i386 (>= 1.2) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libxcb1:i386 (>= 1.6) but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libxext6:i386 but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libxinerama1:i386 but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: libxpm4:i386 but it is not going to be installed
        Depends: zlib1g:i386 (>= 1:1.2.3.3) but it is not going to be installed
        Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify:i386 (= 2.1.4-1) but it is not going to be installed
        Recommends: vlc-plugin-pulse:i386 (= 2.1.4-1) but it is not installable
        Conflicts: vlc but 2.2.2+git20160830+r58831+56~ubuntu16.04.1 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

I have tried eveything -f -f install

But nothing seems to work. this is not all when ever i try sudo apt upgrade

I get the following error

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 vlc:i386 : Depends: vlc-nox:i386 (= 2.1.4-1) but it is not installed
            Depends: libaa1:i386 (>= 1.4p5) but it is not installed
            Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.15) but it is not installed
            Depends: libcaca0:i386 (>= 0.99.beta17-1) but it is not installed
            Depends: libfreetype6:i386 (>= 2.2.1) but it is not installed
            Depends: libfribidi0:i386 (>= 0.19.2) but it is not installed
            Depends: libgcc1:i386 (>= 1:4.1.1) but it is not installed
            Depends: libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 but it is not installed or
                     libgl1:i386
            Depends: libqtcore4:i386 (>= 4:4.8.0) but it is not installed
            Depends: libqtgui4:i386 (>= 4:4.8.0) but it is not installed
            Depends: libsdl-image1.2:i386 (>= 1.2.10) but it is not installed
            Depends: libsdl1.2debian:i386 (>= 1.2.11) but it is not installed
            Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 4.6) but it is not installed
            Depends: libtar0:i386 but it is not installed
            Depends: libva-x11-1:i386 (> 1.3.0~) but it is not installed
            Depends: libva1:i386 (> 1.3.0~) but it is not installed
            Depends: libvlccore7:i386 (>= 2.1.0) but it is not installable
            Depends: libx11-6:i386 but it is not installed
            Depends: libxcb-composite0:i386 but it is not installed
            Depends: libxcb-keysyms1:i386 (>= 0.3.9) but it is not installed
            Depends: libxcb-randr0:i386 (>= 1.1) but it is not installed
            Depends: libxcb-shm0:i386 but it is not installed
            Depends: libxcb-xv0:i386 (>= 1.2) but it is not installed
            Depends: libxcb1:i386 (>= 1.6) but it is not installed
            Depends: libxext6:i386 but it is not installed
            Depends: libxinerama1:i386 but it is not installed
            Depends: libxpm4:i386 but it is not installed
            Depends: zlib1g:i386 (>= 1:1.2.3.3) but it is not installed
            Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify:i386 (= 2.1.4-1) but it is not installed
            Recommends: vlc-plugin-pulse:i386 (= 2.1.4-1) but it is not installable
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

I have tried even the -f but nothing happens still.

Please Help

You have tried -f as in sudo apt-get -f install? Because, it's not totally clear from the description you wrote. It's most likely a typo, but I still prefer to ask. — jawtheshark, Aug 31 '16 at 09:05
Yeah, I had the same issue, and managed to solve with sudo ppa-purge xorg-edgers. I believe this is a specific version of the duplicated question. — Atcold, Mar 31 '17 at 12:16
That 2.2.2+git20160830+r58831+56~ubuntu16.04.1 means you're using a git (testing) version of VLC instead of your distro's default VLC version. Hence, the first step is to remove such repository by running a shell terminal command such as sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/videolan* (assuming that such repository is owned by Videolan). Afterwards, run the command sudo apt-get purge vlc -y; sudo apt-get autoremove -y; sudo apt-get clean; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get check; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y; sudo apt-get install vlc -y in order to install your distro's default (stable) VLC. — Yuri Sucupira, Jul 07 '17 at 15:41

score 22 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 15 '17 at 15:08

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The Only Solution to this problem is adding padoka mesa stable repository..

https://launchpad.net/~paulo-miguel-dias/+archive/ubuntu/pkppa

Then run

sudo apt-get install vlc

It will Work Surely As the above repository have both libgles1-mesa and libgles2-mesa required for vlc..

edited Mar 15 '17 at 15:08

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answered Mar 15 '17 at 13:31

Aadarsh

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This sure a life saver. I was doing some stuff recently and I needed to use VLC to find out that something else had uninstalled it, and couldn't install again because of libgles1-mesa issues. This such an issue with Debian systems, too many different repos with too many different versions, it's a complete scattering mess when it comes to Debian packages because it likes to break itself. – Apr 05 '17 at 05:55
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seems to fix the general problem of libgles1-mesa nd libgles2-mesa mutual-exclusivity in 16.04. – cheshirekow Jul 31 '17 at 17:05
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Worked perfectly ! – Saurabh Bayani Aug 11 '17 at 07:43
Perfect! Solution still works on 16.04. – Ricky Dam Dec 27 '17 at 16:24
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I added this ppa. Then run the command to install vlc and it is still the same error with dependencies :( – user3804598 Oct 07 '18 at 17:30

Bytez · Answer 2 · 2019-08-02T11:29:08.840

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Try:

sudo apt-get --purge remove vlc*
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install vlc

edited Aug 02 '19 at 11:29

answered May 01 '17 at 19:12

Bytez

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This works - by removing all versions using the (*) then running the commands one by one finally reinstalling again worked for me. – Gadgetroid Aug 21 '17 at 23:31
I did exactly as recommended here. Spent a lot (!!) of time and it didn't work (the same error with dependencies appear) :( – user3804598 Oct 07 '18 at 17:19
after trying almost everything this is the only solution that worked for me.. thanks! – supersan Sep 12 '22 at 12:15

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited May 01 '17 at 18:24

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You can try following the same using the below command

sudo apt-get install aptitude
sudo aptitude install vlc

edited May 01 '17 at 18:24

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answered Aug 31 '16 at 11:09

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 15 '16 at 18:44

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I had exactly the same problem of libraries (cannot install vlc due to issues with libgles1-mesa and libgles2-mesa library dependencies). I could solve the issue using aptitude.

However I could not install vlc right away due to the library dependency issues.

First I had to update libgles1-mesa with $ sudo aptitude install libgles1-mesa

to the question to the proposed solution (keeping non-installed library) answer: NO

then accept the alternative proposal: reverting libgl1-mesa-glx and libglapi-mesa to previous versions

then I went on with libgles2-mesa with: $ sudo aptitude install libgles2-mesa

this time the proposed solution had no issue and installed the library

At this point, I could install vlc with $ sudo apt-get install vlc

and vlc was up and operating Hove it works as well for you!

answered Sep 15 '16 at 18:44

Thierry B

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This solution would demand, in my case, removing Skype and Wine. This is not a solution. – jfneis Jan 28 '17 at 17:39
Same as previous. Seems that the broken dependencies have to do something with xorg-edgers ppa that I'm using. I'll try to remove the ppa. – s3v3n Mar 02 '17 at 09:09
I've ran ppa-purge ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa, it downgraded a bunch of packages then I was able to install vlc :). Will see if the X still works after a reboot – s3v3n Mar 02 '17 at 09:13
Possibly related: http://askubuntu.com/questions/551301/vlc-instalation-problem-installing-through-terminal – s3v3n Mar 02 '17 at 09:13

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited May 18 '19 at 08:00

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You have 2 options:

Directly install it from "Software Center " . Go to Ubuntu software and type in the search box type "VLC". There you can find the player and you can install it by clicking on Install.

Try the following commands in terminal step by step:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc

sudo apt-get install vlc browser-plugin-vlc (embedded in Mozilla Firefox)

edited May 18 '19 at 08:00

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answered Aug 31 '16 at 08:16

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I tried the software center thing and the install never completes it gets stuck in the starting only. – Akash Sarpal Aug 31 '16 at 08:17
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i tried it and nothing is happening eveny with the above terminal commands that u mentioned – Akash Sarpal Aug 31 '16 at 08:21
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html – Avani badheka Aug 31 '16 at 08:22
Download from link and then dpkg it – Avani badheka Aug 31 '16 at 08:22
what is dpkg . i am new to ubuntu – Akash Sarpal Aug 31 '16 at 08:27
sudo dpkg -i PACKAGENAME – Avani badheka Aug 31 '16 at 08:34
Here you go detailed explanation about dpkg: https://askubuntu.com/questions/40779/how-do-i-install-a-deb-file-via-the-command-line/170557 – pa4080 Aug 31 '16 at 08:36
its not even downloading – Akash Sarpal Aug 31 '16 at 08:55
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=vlc download as per your requirement – Avani badheka Aug 31 '16 at 08:55
This is a major failure of your software management system. Please check for broken packages with synaptic, check the file permissions and correctness of the file '/etc/apt/sources.list' and reload the software information with: 'sudo apt-get update' and 'sudo apt-get install -f'. – Akash Sarpal Aug 31 '16 at 08:56
which version of ubuntu are you using ? – Avani badheka Aug 31 '16 at 08:58
ubuntu 16.04 LTS – Akash Sarpal Aug 31 '16 at 08:58
I have added new answer – Avani badheka Aug 31 '16 at 09:01

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited May 01 '17 at 18:26

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Add the PPA for daily pre-release builds of VLC and install it:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily
sudo apt update
sudo apt install vlc

Now open VLC from the Unity Dash (or equivalent app launcher).

edited May 01 '17 at 18:26

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answered Aug 31 '16 at 09:03

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nope still the dependencis coming in – Akash Sarpal Aug 31 '16 at 09:12
are u root user ? – Avani badheka Aug 31 '16 at 09:16
yes i am the administrator – Akash Sarpal Aug 31 '16 at 09:17
try to restart the pc and try again : sudo apt update && sudo apt install vlc – Avani badheka Aug 31 '16 at 09:31
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i tried it but againa the same error – Akash Sarpal Aug 31 '16 at 10:03

score -1 · Answer 7 · edited Oct 21 '19 at 00:01

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After a lot of frustration with unmet dependencies, this worked:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/vlc-3
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-4
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/meson
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc

edited Oct 21 '19 at 00:01

Thomas Ward

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answered Oct 18 '19 at 05:52

Sridhar Sarnobat

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Downvoted with no explanation. – Sridhar Sarnobat Oct 22 '19 at 04:02

score -1 · Answer 8 · edited May 18 '19 at 06:17

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The following commands worked for me:

sudo apt-get update --fix-missing

sudo dpkg --configure -a

sudo apt-get install -f

and then try installing VLC using:

sudo apt install vlc

edited May 18 '19 at 06:17

double-beep

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answered May 01 '17 at 18:59

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Unable to install vlc media player in ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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