How to install VLC media player in CentOS6?

Question

I am using the CentOS, version 6, GNU/Linux distribution. I am in need to install VLC media player, what command i need to use at the terminal? I have tried yum install vlc.

Solution 1

cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
wget http://pkgrepo.linuxtech.net/el6/release/linuxtech.repo
yum list *vlc*
yum -y install vlc

Solution 2

Third-party repository RPMForge/RepoForge has a VLC package. Instructions to add this repository are here: http://repoforge.org/use/.