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VLC is a free software to play, transcode and broadcast video and audio files. It's a cross-platform software that support a big number of different formats and codecs.
A list of VLC possibilities is available here : http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.php
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Deploy VLC
VLC is present on the main Debian repository:
apt install vlc
Start VLC
It's possible to launch VLC by double clicking on its icon, or directly with the command line:
vlc
It's also possible to play a file directly from the command line interface, for example:
vlc tears_of_steel_1080p.mp4
Debian specific information
Upstream specific information
other information