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How to Install Xine media player on Ubuntu18.04

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To Install Xine on Ubuntu18.04
Xine is a free and opensource multimedia player. It plays back CDs, DVDs, and VCDs.It also decodes multimedia files like AVI, MOV, WMV, and MP3 from local disk drives, and displays multimedia streamed over the Internet. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of xine on Ubuntu 18.04.

Installation
Let' s first start with updating the system repositories


root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease                   
Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease                           
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease                    
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease    
Reading package lists... Done   


Install the Xine application.


root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install xine-ui
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  i965-va-driver libaacs0 libavcodec57 libavformat57 libavutil55 libbdplus0
  libbluray2 libchromaprint1 libcrystalhd3 libdirectfb-1.7-7 libdvdnav4 libdvdread4
.
.
.
Setting up libavformat57:amd64 (7:3.4.2-2) ...
Setting up libxine2-ffmpeg:amd64 (1.2.8-2build2) ...
Setting up libxine2-plugins (1.2.8-2build2) ...
Setting up xine-ui (0.99.9-1.3) ...
Updated the MIME types in xine' s menu file.
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...


Once Installation is done you can access the application from the Menu as shown here
ubuntu_menu

Now, you can able to use the xine application.
xine application

With this, the method to install Xine on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

What is Xine media player?

A

Xine is a free and open source multimedia player. It plays back CDs, DVDs, and VCDs.It also decodes multimedia files like AVI, MOV, WMV, and MP3 from local disk drives, and displays multimedia streamed over the Internet.

Q

How to update system repositories?

A

Execute the following command:
# apt-get update

Q

How to Install Xine media player on Ubuntu?

A

Run the following command:
# apt-get install xine-ui

Q

What are those xine-lib, xine-ui, gxine modules in cvs for?

A

xine-lib is simply speaking the engine of xine. It contains all basic plugins and is necessary to run anything that relies on xine.

If you simply want a media/dvd player, you'll need to install xine-lib first and then choose and install a player frontend like xine-ui or gxine.

Q

Is there any alternatives in Xine media player?

A

Alternatives are,
VLC Media Player. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. ...
PotPlayer. Potplayer is a minimalist media player that has an extensive range of configurable options to choose from and lots of... ...
MPV. ...
SMPlayer. ...
Media Player Classic. ...
Audacious. ...

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