VideoLAN Client (VLC) is a free, open-source multimedia player for different operating systems, including Arch Linux. You can install VLC on Arch Linux using the package manager or AUR helper.
In this tutorial, we'll show you step-by-step how to install VLC on Arch Linux.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure that your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
VLC is available in the official Arch Linux repositories, and you can install it using the Pacman package manager by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S vlc
Alternatively, you can install VLC from AUR if you want the latest version or if you prefer compiling and installing packages from source. To install VLC from AUR, you first need to install an AUR helper.
We recommend using yay, which is an AUR helper that is easy to use and install. You can install yay on Arch Linux by running the following commands:
sudo pacman -S git base-devel
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si
Once yay is installed, you can use it to install VLC from AUR by running the following command:
yay -S vlc
The installation process may take some time depending on your internet connection speed and system resources. Once the installation is complete, you can launch VLC from the command line or the graphical interface.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install VideoLAN Client (VLC) on Arch Linux using the package manager or AUR helper. VLC is a powerful multimedia player that supports different file formats and codecs, and it's free and open source. You can use it to play music, videos, and DVDs, or to stream content over the network.
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