Howto Firefox Install Multimedia Player VLC with plug-in

To install the VLC multimedia player with the Firefox plug-in on a Linux or Unix-like system, you can follow these steps:

1. Install the VLC multimedia player. If you do not already have VLC installed, you can install it using your system's package manager. For example, on a Debian-based system, you can use the apt command to install VLC:

sudo apt-get install vlc

On a Red Hat-based system, you can use the yum command to install VLC:

sudo yum install vlc

2. Install the Firefox VLC plug-in. To install the Firefox VLC plug-in, you can download the plug-in from the VLC website (https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html) and save it to a directory on your system.

3. In Firefox, go to "Tools > Add-ons" and click on the "Extensions" tab.

4. Click on the "Install Add-on From File" button, and select the VLC plug-in file that you downloaded in step 2.

5. Click on the "Install Now" button to install the VLC plug-in.

6. Restart Firefox to complete the installation.

7. To use the VLC plug-in in Firefox, go to a webpage that contains a video or audio file that is supported by VLC, and click on the play button for the file. The VLC player should open and play the file.

You can find more information about the VLC multimedia player and the Firefox VLC plug-in in the VLC documentation or on the VLC website.