Vlc won't start
Here's the output I get:
$ vlc
VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)
No error message, no nothing.
After forking at least I can see that it crashed:
[1] + 25287 exit 1 vlc
Where should I begin investigating? Purging and reinstalling didn't help.
EDIT: I tried purging, reinstalling, deleting configs etc. and no solution to be found on stack exchange/vlc forums/other sites helped. Hence I do not expect here any solution suggestions - I'd be glad if I could see some output from vlc telling me this and that library is missing or cannot open some file because it is read-only.
16.04 vlc
edited Dec 22 '16 at 11:05
muru
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Here's the output I get:
$ vlc
VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)
No error message, no nothing.
After forking at least I can see that it crashed:
[1] + 25287 exit 1 vlc
Where should I begin investigating? Purging and reinstalling didn't help.
EDIT: I tried purging, reinstalling, deleting configs etc. and no solution to be found on stack exchange/vlc forums/other sites helped. Hence I do not expect here any solution suggestions - I'd be glad if I could see some output from vlc telling me this and that library is missing or cannot open some file because it is read-only.
16.04 vlc
edited Dec 22 '16 at 11:05
muru
1
asked Dec 22 '16 at 8:10
LuGoLuGo
19618
How aboutcvlc?
– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:12
Nothing changes
– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 8:13
How did you install vlc? And what are you trying to play with it? Did you install 'ubuntu-restricted-extras'? - I use vlc 2.2.2-5 installed from the repositories in 16.04.1 LTS and it works. It prints the same message as yours, when started from a command line, and it works.
– sudodus
Dec 22 '16 at 8:26
2
You can also try resetting the configs usingvlc --reset-configthen try again.
– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:37
1
Nope:$killall -9 vlcyieldsvlc: no process found
– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 11:27
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show 18 more comments
Here's the output I get:
$ vlc
VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)
No error message, no nothing.
After forking at least I can see that it crashed:
[1] + 25287 exit 1 vlc
Where should I begin investigating? Purging and reinstalling didn't help.
EDIT: I tried purging, reinstalling, deleting configs etc. and no solution to be found on stack exchange/vlc forums/other sites helped. Hence I do not expect here any solution suggestions - I'd be glad if I could see some output from vlc telling me this and that library is missing or cannot open some file because it is read-only.
16.04 vlc
edited Dec 22 '16 at 11:05
muru
1
asked Dec 22 '16 at 8:10
LuGoLuGo
19618
Here's the output I get:
$ vlc
VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)
No error message, no nothing.
After forking at least I can see that it crashed:
[1] + 25287 exit 1 vlc
Where should I begin investigating? Purging and reinstalling didn't help.
EDIT: I tried purging, reinstalling, deleting configs etc. and no solution to be found on stack exchange/vlc forums/other sites helped. Hence I do not expect here any solution suggestions - I'd be glad if I could see some output from vlc telling me this and that library is missing or cannot open some file because it is read-only.
16.04 vlc
16.04 vlc
edited Dec 22 '16 at 11:05
muru
1
asked Dec 22 '16 at 8:10
LuGoLuGo
19618
edited Dec 22 '16 at 11:05
muru
1
asked Dec 22 '16 at 8:10
LuGoLuGo
19618
edited Dec 22 '16 at 11:05
muru
1
edited Dec 22 '16 at 11:05
muru
1
edited Dec 22 '16 at 11:05
muru
1
1
asked Dec 22 '16 at 8:10
LuGoLuGo
19618
asked Dec 22 '16 at 8:10
LuGoLuGo
19618
asked Dec 22 '16 at 8:10
LuGoLuGo
19618
19618
How aboutcvlc?
– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:12
Nothing changes
– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 8:13
How did you install vlc? And what are you trying to play with it? Did you install 'ubuntu-restricted-extras'? - I use vlc 2.2.2-5 installed from the repositories in 16.04.1 LTS and it works. It prints the same message as yours, when started from a command line, and it works.
– sudodus
Dec 22 '16 at 8:26
2
You can also try resetting the configs usingvlc --reset-configthen try again.
– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:37
1
Nope:$killall -9 vlcyieldsvlc: no process found
– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 11:27
|
show 18 more comments
How aboutcvlc?
– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:12
Nothing changes
– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 8:13
How did you install vlc? And what are you trying to play with it? Did you install 'ubuntu-restricted-extras'? - I use vlc 2.2.2-5 installed from the repositories in 16.04.1 LTS and it works. It prints the same message as yours, when started from a command line, and it works.
– sudodus
Dec 22 '16 at 8:26
2
You can also try resetting the configs usingvlc --reset-configthen try again.
– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:37
1
Nope:$killall -9 vlcyieldsvlc: no process found
– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 11:27
How about
cvlc?– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:12
How about
cvlc?– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:12
Nothing changes
– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 8:13
Nothing changes
– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 8:13
How did you install vlc? And what are you trying to play with it? Did you install 'ubuntu-restricted-extras'? - I use vlc 2.2.2-5 installed from the repositories in 16.04.1 LTS and it works. It prints the same message as yours, when started from a command line, and it works.
– sudodus
Dec 22 '16 at 8:26
How did you install vlc? And what are you trying to play with it? Did you install 'ubuntu-restricted-extras'? - I use vlc 2.2.2-5 installed from the repositories in 16.04.1 LTS and it works. It prints the same message as yours, when started from a command line, and it works.
– sudodus
Dec 22 '16 at 8:26
2
2
You can also try resetting the configs using
vlc --reset-config then try again.– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:37
You can also try resetting the configs using
vlc --reset-config then try again.– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:37
1
1
Nope:
$killall -9 vlc yields vlc: no process found– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 11:27
Nope:
$killall -9 vlc yields vlc: no process found– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 11:27
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I had a similar problem. I don't know why but using the vlc-wrapper instead of cvlc or vlc running the program as root through gksudo helped. As so:
gksudo vlc-wrapper
also make sure ffmpeg and other related packages are installed:
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg*
edited Jul 23 '17 at 10:26
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answered Jul 22 '17 at 18:33
endriasendrias
354114
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I can't consider running asroota solution
– LuGo
May 31 '18 at 13:38
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I had the same issue using vlc-bin from apt. The snap version (3.0.6 currently) works for me:
sudo snap install vlc
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I had a similar problem. I don't know why but using the vlc-wrapper instead of cvlc or vlc running the program as root through gksudo helped. As so:
gksudo vlc-wrapper
also make sure ffmpeg and other related packages are installed:
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg*
edited Jul 23 '17 at 10:26
Community♦
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answered Jul 22 '17 at 18:33
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I can't consider running asroota solution
– LuGo
May 31 '18 at 13:38
add a comment |
I had a similar problem. I don't know why but using the vlc-wrapper instead of cvlc or vlc running the program as root through gksudo helped. As so:
gksudo vlc-wrapper
also make sure ffmpeg and other related packages are installed:
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg*
edited Jul 23 '17 at 10:26
Community♦
1
answered Jul 22 '17 at 18:33
endriasendrias
354114
1
I can't consider running asroota solution
– LuGo
May 31 '18 at 13:38
add a comment |
I had a similar problem. I don't know why but using the vlc-wrapper instead of cvlc or vlc running the program as root through gksudo helped. As so:
gksudo vlc-wrapper
also make sure ffmpeg and other related packages are installed:
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg*
edited Jul 23 '17 at 10:26
Community♦
1
answered Jul 22 '17 at 18:33
endriasendrias
354114
I had a similar problem. I don't know why but using the vlc-wrapper instead of cvlc or vlc running the program as root through gksudo helped. As so:
gksudo vlc-wrapper
also make sure ffmpeg and other related packages are installed:
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg*
edited Jul 23 '17 at 10:26
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I had the same issue using vlc-bin from apt. The snap version (3.0.6 currently) works for me:
sudo snap install vlc
answered 7 mins ago
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I had the same issue using vlc-bin from apt. The snap version (3.0.6 currently) works for me:
sudo snap install vlc
answered 7 mins ago
qwrqwr
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add a comment |
I had the same issue using vlc-bin from apt. The snap version (3.0.6 currently) works for me:
sudo snap install vlc
answered 7 mins ago
qwrqwr
612719
I had the same issue using vlc-bin from apt. The snap version (3.0.6 currently) works for me:
sudo snap install vlc
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How about
cvlc?– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:12
Nothing changes
– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 8:13
How did you install vlc? And what are you trying to play with it? Did you install 'ubuntu-restricted-extras'? - I use vlc 2.2.2-5 installed from the repositories in 16.04.1 LTS and it works. It prints the same message as yours, when started from a command line, and it works.
– sudodus
Dec 22 '16 at 8:26
2
You can also try resetting the configs using
vlc --reset-configthen try again.– Parto
Dec 22 '16 at 8:37
1
Nope:
$killall -9 vlcyieldsvlc: no process found– LuGo
Dec 22 '16 at 11:27