Install VLS

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# 2.2. Install VLS

## 2.2.1. Windows

Download the ZIP file from the VLS Windows download page, unzip-it and run `setup.exe` .

## 2.2.2. GNULinux & Mac OS X

### 2.2.2.1. Install the libraries

Many libraries are needed for particular uses

- libdvbpsi (always needed)

- libdvdcss if you want to be able to access encrypted DVDs ,

- libdvdread if you want to be able to stream DVDs ,

- libdvb if you want to be able to stream from a DVB card (a satellite card or a digital terrestial TV card) .

Download the libraries from the VLS sources download page .

For each library, uncompress, configure (unless for libdvb which doesn't have a ./configure), compile and install :

    % tar xvzf library.tar.gz
    % cd library
    % ./configure
    % make
    # make install

Check that the configuration file `/etc/ld.so.conf` contains the following line :

    /usr/local/lib

If the line is not present, add-it and then run :

    # ldconfig

### 2.2.2.2. Install VLS

Download the sources of the latest release : get the file `vls-version.tar.gz` from the VLS sources download page. Uncompress-it and generate ./configure :

    % tar xvzf vls-version.tar.gz
    % cd vls-version

To get the list of configuration options, do

    % ./configure --help

Then configure vls :

- if you want a basic VLS without DVD support, do :

      % ./configure --disable-dvd

- if you want a VLS with DVD support, do :

      % ./configure

- if you want a VLS with DVB support, do :

      % ./configure --enable-dvb --with-dvb=PATH_TO_DVB_DRIVERS --with-libdvb=PATH_TO_LIBDVB

Then, compile and install :

    % make
    # make install

You can also do a make uninstall, make clean or make distclean as needed .

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