How to Install VLC on the Nokia N900
- 1). Navigate to the "Videolan Maemo Downloads" page in your browser (see Resources), and download the following files to "/home/user/MyDocs" or another folder that you can remember:
libvlc5_1.1.0~rc2.34-1_armel.deb
vlc-nox_1.1.0~rc2.34-1_armel.deb
vlc-player-nox_1.1.0~rc2.34-1_armel.deb
vlc-player_1.1.0~rc2.34-1_armel.deb
vlc_1.1.0~rc2.34-1_armel.deb - 2). Run "X Terminal" from the apps menu.
- 3). Type "sudo gainroot" to elevate to root privileges.
- 4). Enter "cd /home/user/MyDocs." Replace "/home/user/MyDocs" with the directory that you chose when you downloaded the VLC files.
- 5). To install VLC, type the following:
"dpkg -i libvlc5_1.1.0~rc2.34-1_armel.deb vlc-nox_1.1.0~rc2.34-1_armel.deb vlc-player-nox_1.1.0~rc2.34-1_armel.deb vlc-player_1.1.0~rc2.34-1_armel.deb vlc_1.1.0~rc2.34-1_armel.deb" - 6). Run VLC from the apps menu.
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