Got to applications>accessories>terminal, then type sudo apt-get install vlc and push enter, enter your password at the prompt, then after it installs, got applications>sound & video>VLC
In Ubuntu 9.10 you simply Click Applications > Ubuntu Software Center then in the search field click vlc and click install. or the old school way that will work with all the version of Ubuntu...
ALSA drivers are built into the kernel. Virtually every that can be used in Linux already has a driver in the kernel. The fact that you are even looking indicates that your sound card is very likely...
1. Open up a terminal. It should be at Applications > accessories > Termnal
2. Enter this command:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
It will prompt for a password; enter your password...
Get an Ubuntu LiveCD.
Go to ubuntu.com and click the button for "Get Ubuntu". The fastest way to get a CD is to download a CD image (it will be a .iso file), and burn it to a CD. The file will be...