alsa-lib 1.0.23 required
VLC aborts while playing and gives the following message.
Potential ALSA version problem:
VLC failed to initialize your sound output device (if any).
Please update alsa-lib to version 1.0.23-2-g8d80d5f or higher to try to fix this issue.
Synaptic has only 1.0.22.
Where can the newer version be retrieved?
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- Last query:
- 2010-09-13
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- 2010-12-27
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/
Should do it.
cecilia fx (ceciliafx) said : | #2 |
is it safe to use an unstable alsa on Ubuntu 10.04?
cecilia fx (ceciliafx) said : | #3 |
is it safe to use an unstable alsa on Ubuntu 10.04?
Yeah its fine.
Peter Martin (pe7ercom) said : | #5 |
I had the same problem on Ubuntu 10.10 with VLC and Movie Player that both didn't play sound from .avi files.
With actionparsnip's command line upgrade of alsa-lib, the problem has been solved.
Thanks actionparsnip!
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