{"id":8951,"date":"2019-05-15T15:32:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T15:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8951"},"modified":"2019-05-15T15:32:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T15:32:09","slug":"smplayer-19-5-0-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/05\/smplayer-19-5-0-released\/","title":{"rendered":"SMPlayer 19.5.0 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/smplayer-icon.png\" alt=\"SMplayer\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5321\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SMPlayer media player 19.5.0 was released with a few fixes and enhancements. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 18.10.<\/p>\n<p>SMPlayer 19.5.0 release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix for YouTube.<\/li>\n<li>Fix YouTube live streams (works only with mpv).<\/li>\n<li>New actions available for previous subtitle track, previous audio track, and previous video track.<\/li>\n<li>New command line option -start.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install SMPlayer 19.5.0 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~rvm\/+archive\/ubuntu\/smplayer\" target=\"_blank\"> PPA repository<\/a> has made the latest packages for all current Ubuntu releases excluding Ubuntu 19.04.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Search for and launch &#8220;terminal&#8221; from application menu. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:None;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm\/smplayer<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type your user password (no asterisks feedback while typing) when it asks and hit Enter.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smplayer-ppa-600x99.jpg\" alt=\"Smplayer PPA\" width=\"600\" height=\"99\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smplayer-ppa-600x99.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smplayer-ppa-400x66.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/smplayer-ppa.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then upgrade SMPlayer using Software Updater (or Update Manager):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/smplayer-via-update-manager-600x412.jpg\" alt=\"upgrade smplayer\" width=\"600\" height=\"412\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/smplayer-via-update-manager-600x412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/smplayer-via-update-manager-450x309.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/smplayer-via-update-manager.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>or run commands in terminal to install (or upgrade) the media player:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install smplayer smtube smplayer-themes<\/pre>\n<p><b>Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove SMPlayer, run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove smplayer smtube smplayer-*<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the PPA via &#8220;Software &#038; Updates&#8221; utility under &#8220;Other Software&#8221; tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMPlayer media player 19.5.0 was released with a few fixes and enhancements. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 18.10. SMPlayer 19.5.0 release highlights: Fix for YouTube. Fix YouTube live streams (works only with mpv). New actions available for previous subtitle track, previous audio track, and previous video track. 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