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[-] hottari@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

More annoyed when the distro doesn't even bother to document how to properly install the "missing" codecs.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Don't mistake this as condescension, but doesn't VLC solve all of that?

[-] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Nope. VLC uses system libraries, unless you install through something that ships its own dependencies like flatpak.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

I've heard it's great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs?

[-] hottari@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine.

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