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How to install SMplayer 17.1.0 On Ubuntu

How to install SMplayer 17.1.0 On Ubuntu

SMPlayer is an open-source and cross-platform media player with built-in codecs that can play virtually all video and audio formats. This article sheds light on the installation procedure of SMPlayer.

Features

  • Use MPV base instead of MPlayer.
  • Possibility to display two subtitles at once.
  • Play videos from video sites, like Youtube, DailyMotion, Vimeo, Vevo and many more.
  • SMPlayer has a better performance than the flashplayer in a web browser, specially in old PCs.
  • Support for MKV ordered chapters.
  • Video equalizer, allows you to adjust the brightness, contrast, hue, saturation and gamma of the video image.
  • Multiple speed playback. You can play at 2X, 4X... and even in slow motion.
  • Audio and subtitles delay adjustment. Allows you to sync audio and subtitles.
  • Advanced options, such as selecting a demuxer or video & audio codecs.
  • Possibility to search and download subtitles from opensubtitles.org.
  • It can play YouTube videos. A YouTube browser is included

Additional Features

  • Experimental support to play videos on Chromecast.
  • Support for some of the #EXTVLCOPT options in m3u/m3u8 playlists. This may help to play online streams from playlists intended for VLC.
  • New options in the context menu of the playlist: ' copy URL to clipboard' , ' open source folder' and ' play on Chromecast' .
  • Option to display bitrate information in the status bar.
  • Possibility to display the playback time with milliseconds in the status bar.

To install SMPlayer

Add the smplayer package into repository via PPA.

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer

 Packages for SMPlayer.
To install SMPlayer from this PPA, run these commands on a terminal:
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gpg: requesting key E4A4F4F4 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpv37pa5ez/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key E4A4F4F4: public key " Launchpad PPA named smplayer for rvm"  imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Once it is added, update the machine with the following command. 

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# apt-get update
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security InRelease
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid InRelease                       
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net vivid InRelease                           
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates InRelease                       
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/multiverse Translation-en     
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/restricted Translation-en     
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/universe Translation-en       
Fetched 24.3 kB in 12s (2,014 B/s)                                             
Reading package lists... Done

Install the SMplayer package with the following command. 

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# apt-get install smplayer smplayer-themes smplayer-skins+
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
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Setting up smplayer-themes (2:16.8.0-1~vivid1) ...
Setting up smtube (16.7.2-2~vivid1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu4) ...

To launch SMplayer open the dashboard of Ubuntu and search smplayer.

To check version of SMplayer click help -> about smplayer option .


Now play your favorite video or audio file in SMplayer.

Tag : SMPlayer
FAQ
Q
How to play YouTube videos at the highest quality and with subtitles
A
You can play YouTube videos at 1080p or even at 4K resolution with SMPlayer. You only need to make a small change in the SMPlayer configuration. In Preferences -> Network select mpv + youtube-dl in the option Support for video sites. Also be sure mpv is selected as multimedia engine in Preferences -> General.
Q
What's the difference between SMPlayer and MPlayer?
A
They are two different applications that work together. SMPlayer actually is not a media player... MPlayer is. MPlayer is a command-line application, it doesn't have menus or buttons. It is controlled by the keyboard.
Q
Where is the configuration stored? Can I reset the settings?
A
The easiest way to find the configuration files of SMPlayer is by selecting the option "Open configuration folder" in the Help menu. If you want to delete the current configuration and start with the default settings, just delete the file smplayer.ini (important: be sure SMPlayer is not running when you delete the file).
Q
Why the video equalizer doesn't work?
A
With some cards or video drivers the hardware video equalizer may not work. Go to Preferences -> General -> Video and enable the software equalizer.
Q
How can I change the skin?
A
Go to the SMPlayer preferences, select the Interface section, then select the "Skinnable GUI". Now you can choose among several skins. In linux you need to install the package smplayer-skins.