The first thing you want to do is verify that your Pi's internet connection is working.
The easiest way to do this, is to just open the Pi's web browser and bring up a website.
You will not be able to install any software without a working internet connection.
Once you verified that your Pi is connected to the internet, install VLC as follows.
The first thing you need to do is open the Pi’s command prompt.
Input the command sudo apt-get install vlc.
Look to the description found below this video for the exact spelling.
Press the y key and then press enter
Now we are just waiting for VLC to install, so I've sped this video up by 8 times.
VLC player is now installed, you can open it by going through the Pi's start menu.
