Ubuntu – How to resume video play from the point it was stopped with VLC

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How can I play a video starting from the point it was stopped last time?

This is useful for watching long videos.

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and VLC media player.

Best Answer

Note: In recent versions of Totem below feature sadly was removed.

Totem

The default Ubuntu movie player Totem has an option to resume playback too. This is accessible from the "Edit -> Preferences -> General" menu. Just tick "Start playing files from last posititon":

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