mFat@lemdro.id to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 年前What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?message-squaremessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareWhat feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?mFat@lemdro.id to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 年前message-square29linkfedilink
minus-squarehottari@lemmy.mldeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 年前I don’t care about the licenses. If I click on my media and it refuses to play because some codec is omitted by default, am annoyed nonetheless.
minus-squarehottari@lemmy.mldeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 年前More annoyed when the distro doesn’t even bother to document how to properly install the “missing” codecs.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 年前Don’t mistake this as condescension, but doesn’t VLC solve all of that?
minus-squarehottari@lemmy.mldeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 年前Nope. VLC uses system libraries, unless you install through something that ships its own dependencies like flatpak.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 年前I’ve heard it’s great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs?
minus-squarehottari@lemmy.mldeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 年前VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine.
I don’t care about the licenses. If I click on my media and it refuses to play because some codec is omitted by default, am annoyed nonetheless.
More annoyed when the distro doesn’t even bother to document how to properly install the “missing” codecs.
Don’t mistake this as condescension, but doesn’t VLC solve all of that?
Nope. VLC uses system libraries, unless you install through something that ships its own dependencies like flatpak.
I’ve heard it’s great for opening any file. Is it good with a bunch of file formats as opposed to media codecs?
VLC is good everywhere even though it cannot compare to MPV in number of features available. It will work for most people just fine.