How to install SMPlayer 17.8.0 on Ubuntu 16.04
To install SMPlayer 17.8.0 on Ubuntu 16.04
SMPlayer is a free and cross-platform media player with built-in codecs, and is capable of playing Youtube videos, search and download subtitles, and includes other features like a thumbnail generator and audio and video filters. It is so simple to install SMPlayer on Ubuntu and this article covers the same process.
Installing SMPlayer
Before you begin with the installation, make sure you add the repository by running the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer
Packages for SMPlayer.
To install SMPlayer from this PPA, run these commands on a terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer
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gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
Once added, update the repository by running the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
Ign:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/midori/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/rvm/smplayer/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]
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Fetched 750 kB in 32s (138 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Now is the time to install SMPlayer, trigger the installation process by executing the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install smplayer smplayer-themes smplayer-skins
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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Setting up smtube (17.5.0-1~xenial1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
The installation is complete. You can use the Ubuntu dashboard to type smplayer. The application icon gets displayed, click the icon to open it.
The application appears on your screen.
With this, the complete installation of SMPlayer is over.
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