#Update vlc media player how to
#Update vlc media player install

#Update vlc media player install

If you click вЂYesвЂ™ to download the update, VLC downloads it and asks your permission to install with a dialog вЂ The new version was successfully downloaded. VLC Media Player launches an update request and shows if an update is available, like below. Since you claim to be one than you should know better as I have worked with them for more than two decades and they placed the same emphasis on this concept. Open VLC Player, select Help Menu and click Check for Updates. VideoLAN and the VLC development team present VLC 3.0 Vetinari. If there is an update, itвЂ™ll display a message like, A new version of VLC (3.0.3) is available. If the users don't know who/where to report than they can always leave the option to always 'auto-update' even if/when it is not necessary and risks something breaking by one of the updates that only affects him because he is using some other conflicting software/hardware or their system/setup is configured differently and then he will be forced to go through loops of hell for the developers to provide a patch/fix/update, or for them to roll-back the update/reinstall a previous version. To update VLC Media Player to the latest version in your laptop or desktop: Click on Help > Check for Updates. o Always try the Mirrors (EU, EU2 and EU3 MIRROR LINK) before reporting Broken links.

When your browser asks you what to do with the downloaded file, select 'Save' (your browsers wording may vary) and pick an appropriate folder.

#Update vlc media player how to

Where do you you think those bugs came from to begin with? Therefore if it is working properly with no issues, security or otherwise, than why welcome the possibility of breaking something. HOW TO DOWNLOAD VLC Media Player: o Click on DOWNLOAD VLC Media Player. No, not all programs and certainly not always as that is just welcoming more bugs or for something that previously worked to stop working properly.