Hello Linux Geeksters. Xine is a free multimedia playback engine, having support for the most popular audio and video formats, including: mpg, mpeg, ogg, avi, mov, mp4, mpv, m2v, asf, wmv, wma, mp3, mp2, roq, wav, png.
Among other features, it allows the user to change the skin and easily download new skins from the internet, add subtitles, adjust the brightness, change the volume, take snapshots and many other functions that should have a modern multimedia player. The latest version available is Xine-ui .99.7. 
In this article I will show you how to install Xine-ui 0.99.7 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Debian Sid, Debian Jessie and Debian Wheezy.
Xine-ui 0.99.7 is available via the default repositories of Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Debian Sid, Debian Jessie and Debian Wheezy, so installing it is easy. Just update the local repository index and install the xine-ui package:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install xine-ui libxine1-ffmpeg
For Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, we have to use a third party ppa, in order to get the latest Xine-ui version. Do this for a successful installation:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fnu/main-fnu
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install xine-ui libxine1-ffmpeg