VLC is a popular media player that supports a wide variety of audio and video formats. In this tutorial, we'll go over the steps to install VLC on NixOS.
Before installing VLC, make sure you have the following:
To start the installation process, open a terminal on your NixOS instance.
Before proceeding with the installation, it's a good practice to update the system. Run the following command to update the system:
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
VLC is available in the NixOS repository. Run the following command to install VLC:
sudo nix-env -i vlc
This command installs the VLC package on your NixOS instance.
Once the installation is complete, you can verify if VLC is installed or not, by running the following command:
vlc --version
This command displays the version of VLC installed on your system.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install VideoLAN Client (VLC) on NixOS. VLC is now available on your system, and you can start using it right away. Enjoy your new media player!
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