![]() This command only returns 9 options, and it's easy to see which ones are interesting. ![]() This takes all the crap produced by the first command and "pipes" it over to the command grep, which ONLY returns lines that have the string "bin" in them. So, I can use grep to filter out the rest of it. I know I am looking for a line that includes "bin" because I'm looking for an executable. You mileage may vary, but that generated several hundred possible options on my computer, because the string vlc occurs many many times on the computer. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. You could have used the locate command to find vlc in a single command (at a terminal prompt): You can learn more by reading the man pages with "man locate" or "man find" at the terminal (drop the ""). My computer has over 1,500 files in this directory.Ģ) If you are looking for a file, especially a system file, there are two good programs to use. It notably plays MKV, MP4, MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, BluRays, DVDs, VCDs, podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources. ![]() ![]() Completely open source and privacy-friendly, it plays every multimedia file and streams. You can use Dolphin to browse over and look at it (it will take forever to load in Dolphin). VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. But since you asked, I'll take the brief liberty to use this as a teachable moment.ġ) Most applications that you can use as a non-root user can be found in /usr/bin. That should answer your immediate question and let you use VLC, which I agree is an excellent choice. If you prefer the VLC version with the pretty skins: ![]() I'm guessing that you are using FireFox as a web-browser? Download the installer package from the website page for the Windows / Mac OS / Ubuntu / Android / iOS. ![]()
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