[vlc] VLC and .mkv movies

[Swapnil Bhartiya]

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>     My computer is using Windows XP and VLC 1.1.11.
>     I am very pleased with the playing of most movies by VLC.  However I
>     cannot play movies recorded with .mkv suffix - the screen blanks out
>     and, although I can hear the audio, no picture appears.
>     Is there any program/driver I can download which would allow VLC to
>     play .mkv movies?

I have Ubuntu/openSUSE and I can play .mkv just fine. Have you given 
Ubuntu/openSUSE a try yet?

Swapnil