Ubuntu 14.04 tips: display notifications of VLC (VLC media player)

Ubuntu 14.04 tips: display notifications of VLC (VLC media player)

VLC is a free and open-source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that can play most multimedia files, as well as DVDs, audio CDS, VCD, and various streaming media protocols.

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Function:

• Simple, fast, and powerful media player.
• Play any media: files, CDs, cameras, devices, and streaming media.
• Play most formats without installing the decoder package: MPEG-2, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3...
• Run on all platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix...
• Completely free, no spyware, no ads, no tracking of user behavior.
• Converts and streams media.

The following describes how to display VLC notifications on Ubuntu 14.04.

First, open VLC, select preferences to go to the following interface, and select display settings in the lower left corner.

Then go to the control interface menu and check LibNotify to prompt the plug-in.

Then we open the secondary menu on the control interface and set the timeout value in the prompt options. Save the settings.

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