Here’s how to install VLC 2.0 in Linux Mint 12 / Ubuntu 11.10:
1. Issue the following command at the terminal –
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc
2. After the repository has been added successfully, issue the following command at the terminal to update package list –
sudo apt-get update
3. Now, issue the following command at the terminal to install VLC 2.0 –
sudo apt-get install vlc
4. After the installation is complete, click on ‘Applications>Sound & Video>VLC media player’ to launch VLC 2.0.
5. Enjoy VLC 2.0 in Linux Mint 12 / Ubuntu 11.10!
Well, I used synaptic to remove the old vlc, then executed the sequence of commands above, and was disappointed to see vlc 1.1.12 reinstalled.