VLC 1.1.8 is released, this new release comes with small features and fixing important bugs and a security 
issues.
What’s new in 1.1.8?
– Security update regarding video width concerning some demuxers
– Support for a new Dirac encoder based on libschroedingerPackage of the new VP8/Webm encoder ‘Bali’
– Notable updates in .mp4, .ogg, .ape demuxers
– Major updates in most language translations
– Fixes in skins2 supports of Winamp2 skins
– Upgrade on the look of VLC for Mac OS X
– Auto-detection for .txt subtitles is fixed
– Fixes on Windows integration, notably regarding volume keys
– Codecs updates
– Many miscellaneous fixes
Installation:
– For Ubuntu and LinuxMint:
Open terminal and type the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/vlc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc vlc-plugin-pulse
-For other Linux distributions follow the link releated to your Linux distro for installation instructions:
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