[SOLVED] VLC could not decode the format "hevc"
Problem VLC shows the following error when opening H.265/HEVC files: VLC could not decode the format "hevc" Solution We need to install the package vlc-plugin-libde265 . Open a terminal window and run: sudo apt-get install vlc-plugin-libde265 -y References How to install H.265 / HEVC codec on Ubuntu Linux?