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VLC media player not working

Asked by Vikash Kumar Prjapati

I had installed vlc media player via vlc_offline installer( internet does not work in my Ubuntu 12.04)..

after installation the vlc logo/application is visible in the dash.. but clicking on it does not give any response..

i even tried opening a media file with "open with Vlc" but still it does not respond...

pls help...

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Thomas Krüger (thkrueger) said : 		#1

I'm not aware that the VideoLAN project offers Ubuntu installer packages for vlc. Where did you get that from?

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#2

Hi ,

How did you install Vlc Offline and where you downloaded the file ?

Vlc site offers only compressed files with the code and you must have the appropriate libraries to compile and create .deb packages.
Except that , you must download and install all appropriate dependencies .

The .deb files for VLC (for Presice 12.04) are here : http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=Vlc&searchon=names&suite=precise&section=all

BUT

look all the dependencies (red dot) you must download and install .

Also you must download and install ubuntu-restricted-extras too. Here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/ubuntu-restricted-extras

Good Luck

Thanks

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Is the system a laptop?

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Vikash Kumar Prjapati (vkp-ajeet) said : 		#4

http://rs627p11.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=222292699&filename=VLC_offline_installer.tar.gz&dlauth=A45C97C4AD52EEDAE729123CC6E14263514CAFE87F2469552E677ADCE07B98FF14CB77C00A503958D7B0EA0CBCEB4FF99E78C8A75872CEF15A264646B751C36EA5B9199DCE3B7C3B1073557FAA500EB52E28454CFAC0C42F587D8488E6222B6DAC57E498732F607A0BF61EF888D0D964

this is the link where i found the file....

and my system is desktop pc...

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Thomas Krüger (thkrueger) said : 		#5

That package is…
a) …from an untrusted source. DO NOT INSTALL SOFTWARE FROM UNTRUSTED SOURCES! NEVER!
d) an old version of VLC with many security related bugs that have been fixed meanwhile.
c) more than 3 years old.
d) for Ubuntu 8.10 not 12.04

It might also have broken some libs used to play media.

I'd normally say, install the janitor it will help you remove all the packages, but for that and to restore the originals you would need internet access.
Is there any way you can get the machine hooked up to the internet?

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Vikash Kumar Prjapati (vkp-ajeet) said : 		#6

I dont have internet access on ubuntu....

bt i can access internet on my windows os....

Pls suggest what to do now....!!
 i.e how to remove the installed version

and how to install the new version of vlc..

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

What network chip do you use?

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Vikash Kumar Prjapati (vkp-ajeet) said : 		#8

i use BSNL network(india)....

it's a GSM SIM used with a usb dongle(modem)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#9

Ok, what is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb

Thanks

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Vikash Kumar Prjapati (vkp-ajeet) said : 		#10

lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
vikash@vkp-ajeet:~$ uname -a
Linux vkp-ajeet 3.2.0-29-generic-pae #46-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 27 17:25:43 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

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