How to Install and Uninstall vlc Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "vlc" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install vlc on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                vlc
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "vlc" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall vlc on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                vlc
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vlc package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package vlc:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : vlc
Version : 3.0.20-5.3
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 1.7 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : vlc-3.0.20-5.3.src
Upstream URL : http://www.videolan.org
Summary : Graphical media player
Description :
VLC media player is a multimedia player for many
audio and video files and formats (such as MPEG, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...)
as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast
in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.