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I want to install older version of VLC (1.1.9) because of the sound bug in 2.* which makes it unusable (sound is distorted when the user sets the volume > 100% and then you can't fix it anymore). I've googled about the bug and found out that it's being fixed, but I don't want to install 2.0.4, because it's still a nightly build. The 2.0.3 version (in repos) has this bug.

I tried with Synaptic -> removed vlc 2.0.3 -> right_clicked vlc package -> Properties -> Versions, but there are no older versions. I've found official source (.tar.gz) but I don't want to compile it myself. I can't find any .deb files.

So how do I do this?

c0dehunter
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  • Download here
  • Extract the downloaded .tat.bz2 package
  • To install please read INSTALL file which guide you how to install it.

Configuring

A typical way to configure VLC is:

./configure --prefix=/usr

See ./configure --help for more information.

Building VLC

Once configured, run make to build VLC.

Installing and running VLC

You can install the VLC and its plugins by typing:

make install
Achu
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You can find the VLC 1.1.9 deb here:

You should consider locking the vlc package to prevent it from getting updated accidentally again.

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orendain
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