VLC on Linux

Good news: VLC runs on Linux. It's the same app you use on Windows, and TuxPick installs it for you from Ubuntu's own software archive.

VLC

Also on Windows

Plays almost any video or audio file, plus DVDs and streams.

Installs from Ubuntu's own software archive.

Press the install button above. TuxPick opens with the app already ticked. Add anything else you need.
Download the installer file.
Open a terminal with Ctrl Alt T, run the one line TuxPick shows you, and type your password when asked.

It works on Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04, and on systems built on them like Zorin OS and Pop!_OS.