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

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

anonymous2

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answered Mar 15 '17 at 13:31

Aadarsh

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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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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

David Foerster

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answered Aug 31 '16 at 11:09

BDRSuite

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

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!

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

double-beep

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answered Aug 31 '16 at 08:16

Avani badheka

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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

David Foerster

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answered Aug 31 '16 at 09:03

Avani badheka

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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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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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