Download the ZIP file from the VLS Windows download page, unzip-it and run setup.exe . Many libraries are needed for particular uses : libdvbpsi (always needed) libdvdcss if you want to be able to access encrypted DVDs , libdvdread if you want to be able to stream DVDs , libdvb if you want to be able to stream from a DVB card (a satellite card or a digital terrestial TV card) . Download the libraries from the VLS sources download page . For each library, uncompress, configure (unless for libdvb which doesn't have a ./configure), compile and install : % tar xvzf library.tar.gz % cd library % ./configure % make # make install On GNU/Linux, check that the configuration file /etc/ld.so.conf contains the following line : /usr/local/lib If the line is not present, add-it and then run : # ldconfig On Mac OS X, run : # ranlib /usr/local/lib/*.a Download the sources of the latest release : get the file vls-version.tar.gz from the VLS sources download page. Uncompress-it and generate ./configure : % tar xvzf vls-version.tar.gz % cd vls-version To get the list of configuration options, do : % ./configure --help Then configure VLS : if you want a basic VLS without DVD support, do möchten, machen Sie : % ./configure --disable-dvd if you want a VLS with DVD support, do : % ./configure if you want a VLS with DVB support, do : % ./configure --enable-dvb --with-dvb=PATH_TO_DVB_DRIVERS --with-libdvb=PATH_TO_LIBDVB Then, compile and install : % make # make install You can also do a make uninstall, make clean or make distclean as needed .