mFat@lemdro.id to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?message-squaremessage-square207fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down11
arrow-up1142arrow-down1message-squareWhat feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?mFat@lemdro.id to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square207fedilink
minus-squarehottari@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoNope. VLC uses system libraries, unless you install through something that ships its own dependencies like flatpak.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’ve heard it’s great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs?
minus-squarehottari@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoVLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine.
Nope. VLC uses system libraries, unless you install through something that ships its own dependencies like flatpak.
I’ve heard it’s great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs?
VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine.