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feat(nix-darwin): Install and configure VLC

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop

Research direction

The issue identifies /usr/local/Caskroom/vlc as the current Homebrew Cask location; start by finding the repository's nix-darwin package declarations and existing VLC or Homebrew setup. Done means VLC is installed and configured through the nix-darwin setup rather than only through Homebrew Cask.

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Description

Install VLC media player.

VLC is currently installed via Homebrew Cask in:

  • /usr/local/Caskroom/vlc

Cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files.

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