# Shoes Video Support on Linux

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-video-support-on-linux/158000>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 17, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-video-support-on-linux/158000 "2009-01-17T17:35:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcsnide)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-video-support-on-linux/158000/1 "2009-01-17T17:35:55Z")

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When downloading Shoes for Linux I did not see a binary package with  
video support. Is there a reason for this? Will such a package be  
forth coming? And if not is there a way to detect in a program if  
video support if available or not?

Thanks,  
T.

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**Author:** ![tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcsnide)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-video-support-on-linux/158000/2 "2009-01-19T01:20:47Z")

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Considering this: [http://help.shoooes.net/Video.html](http://help.shoooes.net/Video.html) I would say the  
default package has video support.  
It sounds like if it doesn’t have it, it’s specified in the file name.

But I haven’t tried using videos yet with Shoes.

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**Author:** ![tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcsnide)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-video-support-on-linux/158000/3 "2009-01-20T05:32:06Z")

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You need to have libvlc (you didn’t mention on which os you are on so  
just search or ask other people who use your os how to install it)  
then while making do  
make VIDEO=1  
that should do the trick

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**Author:** ![tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcsnide)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-video-support-on-linux/158000/4 "2009-01-22T13:58:18Z")

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On Jan 18, 7:20 pm, Pierre P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Considering this:[http://help.shoooes.net/Video.htmlI](http://help.shoooes.net/Video.htmlI) would say the  
> default package has video support.  
> It sounds like if it doesn’t have it, it’s specified in the file name.
> 
> ## But I haven’t tried using videos yet with Shoes.
> 
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I downloaded this:

[shoooes.net&nbsp;-&nbsp;This website is for sale!&nbsp;-&nbsp;shoooes Resources and Information.](http://shoooes.net/dist/shoes2.run)

It’s a pre-compiled binary. When I tried the #video method it gave  
some error in the Shoes console about the lack of Video support. If I  
redistribute my executable, I don’t want end users to have to compile  
shoes to make it work. So that’s why I was asking.

-trans