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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it because it's a work device ? Because except if you're not the admin of your machine, VLC will run on any potato.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And even if you can't install it on a locked-down device, there's a portable version, too. Install on any removable media (from another machine, to be fair) and it will run from USB without installation.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So should I run it directly on the potato or run the portable version from a thumb drive inserted into the potato?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

the fact bros pirates on work device says alot

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Are you running on a work device? The USB method is only really for work devices, otherwise get vlc