Install SMPlayer 16.4 open source player in Ubuntu
The latest version of free open-source Media Player SMPlayer is 16.4. It has a built-in decoder that allows you to play almost all video and audio formats in Linux and Windows. It does not require any additional codecs. If you install SMPlayer, you can play all the formats without having to install the codec installation package.
SMPlayer 16.4 Update log:
- The Windows installer now has des mpv as well.
- Now it's easier to switch between MPlayer and mpv. (Preferences-> General, select either MPlayer or mpv as multimedia engine). [More info]
- The extrastereo filter works again when using mpv.
- Possibility to use the VLC shortcuts. (Preferences-> Keyboard and mouse, click the load button, select vlc. keys ).
- Possibility to enable mouse gestures (when the mouse is dragged up or down in the video window the volume changes, if dragged left or right it changes the time position ). you can enable this option in Preferences-> Keyboard and mouse-> Mouse-> Drag function: seek and volume.
- A fix for saving bookmarks.
- The option for streaming sites in Preferences-> Network is different now, and allows these values: disabled, auto, YouTube and mpv + youtube-dl.
- An animated icon has been added in the status bar to indicate when the player is buffering.
- A new layout is used to display the media information (Options-> View info and properties ).
Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa, Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04, elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Deepin 2014, Peppermint 6, Peppermint 5, LXLE 14.04 install SMPlayer 16.4
Sudo apt-add-repository ppa: rvm/smplayer
Sudo apt-get update
Sudo apt-get install smplayer-skins smplayer-themes
For more SMPlayer tutorials, see the following:
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