Fedora-based templates out of the box cannot play some common video formats such as mp4. This tutorial installs the VLC Media Player in Fedora. Installing VLC in debian-based qubes is also an alternative (and may be easier).
note: this post has been edited by @deeplow for clarity
> note: If you're unfamiliar with how to install software on qubes, please first read "Installing software in TemplateVMs".
> ⚠️ This guide adds third party repositories (RPM Fusion) to your Fedora installation. Read more on some of the implications here.
This guide was tested in QubesOS v4.0.3 with the fedora-30 template. If it worked for you in newer versions, please mention that bellow so.
Let's add extra software repositories (RPM Fusion) to your fedora. On a Fedora-based TemplateVM such as fedora-30 open the terminal and type:
sudo dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E%fedora).noarch.rpm
sudo dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
dnf -y update
dnf install vlc
Then shut down the TemplateVM and any AppVMs based on that TemplateVM for changes to take effect.
The you start the Fedora AppVM and you should be able to play video files (they'll open in VLC). If it didn't work, comment down bellow.
Optionally you can also add VLC Media Player to your list of applications.
If you get the error No package vlc available. Error: Unable to find a match. while running dnf install vlc, then you should do:
sudo gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/rpmfusion-free.repo # or any other text editor
The line which will need editing will be near the beginning probably 7 lines down:
enabled=0
Change the 0 to a 1 and then save and exit.
Now re-enter the following lines in the terminal.
sudo dnf -y update
sudo dnf install vlc
And then go to the next step.