This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing the VideoLAN Client (VLC) on NetBSD. VLC is a free and open-source media player that is widely used on various platforms. You can download VLC from the official website at https://www.videolan.org/.
Before you start the installation process, make sure you have the following:
First, update the package manager by running the following command in the terminal:
pkgin update
To install VLC, you'll need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:
pkgin install gmake gcc pkg-config libtool gettext-tools libiconv libgcrypt libgcrypt-devel fontconfig freetype2 dbus py37-dbus py37-gobject3
Go to the official website at https://www.videolan.org/ and download the source code for NetBSD. Extract the downloaded file by running the following command:
tar -xzvf vlc-<version>.tar.gz
Replace <version> with the version number of the VLC source code.
Navigate to the extracted VLC source code folder and run the following commands to build and install VLC:
./configure
make
make install
The ./configure command configures the VLC build, make builds and compiles the source code, and make install installs VLC.
To verify that VLC has been installed correctly, run the following command:
vlc
If VLC opens successfully, then the installation was successful.
Congratulations! You've successfully installed VLC on your NetBSD system. Now you can enjoy your favorite media files with VLC.
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