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Even after installing gstreamer0.10-libde265 and vlc-plugin-libde265 and updating VLC, when I try to play MPEG-4 or Matroska containers with HEVC/H.265 streams VLC automatically stops.

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  • try this lead about the VLC version in relation to a possibly added ppa ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2213958 and not solving your answer but may be of help: mpv is a nice player
    – Sextus Empiricus
    May 17, 2017 at 15:45
  • Could you please 1) run vlc in a terminal and open a file with a HEVC stream and 2) run something like avprobe <FILE> or mkvinfo-text <FILE> and include the terminal output of both in your question?
    – David Foerster
    May 17, 2017 at 16:28

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Many vlc issues will be solved by using mc3man's multimedia PPA for Trusty Tahr. First backup your vlc config:

mv ~/.config/vlc ~/.config/vlc_bak

Then add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/trusty-media
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

This should update your existing packages but to be sure you can run:

sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-libde265

And this should kick start your media playback...

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