Full steps: $ wget http://mirrorblender.top-ix.org/peach/bigbuckbunny_movies/big_buck_bunny_480p_h264.mov $ sudo apt-get install mpv $ mpv big_buck_bunny_480p_h264.mov -> press 'f' to get full screen -> press & hold right-arrow key to fast-forward It should take down your whole X session if you do that twice in a row. 2cts