While
trying out Linux mint I was surprised at it not being able to play midi files
out of the box. This can be easily remedied by installing the fluidsynth
soundfont plugin for vlc. I'll assume here that you have already the vlc player installed.
Step 1
Open your
software manager and search for vlc.
Step 2
Step 3
Open your
terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T
Step 4
We want to associate the format to the player.