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Re: VLC fails on Ubuntu 22.04

From Davey <davey@example.invalid>
Newsgroups uk.comp.os.linux
Subject Re: VLC fails on Ubuntu 22.04
Date 2025-11-25 00:13 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:31:29 +0000
Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> Davey <davey@example.invalid> writes:
> > Cancel the 'it still works on the laptop' Today, it doesn't. It must
> > have updated yesterday, and now the 'update' has screwed the
> > laptop's VLC. Bugger.  
> 
> AFAICS Ubuntu 22.4 has not updated VLC for over three years.
> 
> https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/vlc
> https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/v/vlc/vlc_3.0.16-1build7/changelog
> 
> /var/log/dpkg.log will record any recent upgrades.
> 

Hmm. My desktop has version 3.0.16 Vetinari.The laptop had, when I last
looked, version 3.0.20 Vetinari. Who is Vetinari? He sounds like an
Italian animal doctor.

'/var/log/dpkg.log' tells me, re vlc:
2025-11-23 12:17:09 install vlc-plugin-qt:amd64 <none> 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:09 status half-installed vlc-plugin-qt:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:09 status triggers-pending libvlc-bin:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:09 status triggers-pending man-db:amd64 2.10.2-1
2025-11-23 12:17:09 status unpacked vlc-plugin-qt:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:09 install vlc:amd64 <none> 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:09 status half-installed vlc:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:09 status triggers-pending mailcap:all 3.70+nmu1ubuntu1
2025-11-23 12:17:09 status triggers-pending gnome-menus:amd64
3.36.0-1ubuntu3
2025-11-23 12:17:09 status triggers-pending desktop-file-utils:amd64
0.26-1ubuntu3
2025-11-23 12:17:09 status unpacked vlc:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 install vlc-l10n:all <none> 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-installed vlc-l10n:all 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-l10n:all 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 install vlc-plugin-access-extra:amd64 <none>
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-installed vlc-plugin-access-extra:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-access-extra:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 install vlc-plugin-notify:amd64 <none>
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-installed vlc-plugin-notify:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-notify:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 install vlc-plugin-samba:amd64 <none> 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-installed vlc-plugin-samba:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-samba:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 install vlc-plugin-skins2:amd64 <none>
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-installed vlc-plugin-skins2:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-skins2:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 install vlc-plugin-video-splitter:amd64 <none>
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-installed
vlc-plugin-video-splitter:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-video-splitter:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 install vlc-plugin-visualization:amd64 <none>
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-installed
vlc-plugin-visualization:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-visualization:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 startup packages configure
2025-11-23 12:17:10 configure vlc-plugin-video-splitter:amd64
3.0.16-1build7 <none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-video-splitter:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured
vlc-plugin-video-splitter:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed vlc-plugin-video-splitter:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 configure vlc-l10n:all 3.0.16-1build7 <none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-l10n:all 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured vlc-l10n:all 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed vlc-l10n:all 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 configure vlc-plugin-visualization:amd64
3.0.16-1build7 <none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-visualization:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured
vlc-plugin-visualization:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed vlc-plugin-visualization:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 configure vlc-plugin-access-extra:amd64
3.0.16-1build7 <none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-access-extra:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured
vlc-plugin-access-extra:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed vlc-plugin-access-extra:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 configure vlc-plugin-qt:amd64 3.0.16-1build7 <none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-qt:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured vlc-plugin-qt:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed vlc-plugin-qt:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 configure vlc:amd64 3.0.16-1build7 <none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured vlc:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed vlc:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 configure vlc-plugin-notify:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
<none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-notify:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured vlc-plugin-notify:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed vlc-plugin-notify:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 configure vlc-plugin-samba:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
<none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-samba:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured vlc-plugin-samba:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed vlc-plugin-samba:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 configure vlc-plugin-skins2:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
<none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status unpacked vlc-plugin-skins2:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured vlc-plugin-skins2:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed vlc-plugin-skins2:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 trigproc man-db:amd64 2.10.2-1 <none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured man-db:amd64 2.10.2-1
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed man-db:amd64 2.10.2-1
2025-11-23 12:17:10 trigproc libvlc-bin:amd64 3.0.16-1build7 <none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured libvlc-bin:amd64
3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status installed libvlc-bin:amd64 3.0.16-1build7
2025-11-23 12:17:10 trigproc mailcap:all 3.70+nmu1ubuntu1 <none>
2025-11-23 12:17:10 status half-configured mailcap:all 3.70+nmu1ubu

i see the term 'half' many times in there, but it's otherwise fairly
Greek to me.

On the laptop, I have tried numerous deletes and re-installs, but it
doesn't change the failure of Network Stream. I have tried Synaptic and
other methods, but although each time VLC installs, it still won't run
Network Stream, but works on .mp4 etc files. 

If it is something else, what could that be?

Totally frustrated with what used to work without any problem, suddenly
failing.

I tried to open an account with Ask Ubuntu, to post a question in the
Forum, but it kept complaining that there was a problem with my IP
address. Huh ????

-- 
Davey.

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