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Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed

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On 2018-11-21 8:54 p.m., Cindy-Sue Causey wrote:
> On 11/21/18, Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2018-11-21 2:55 a.m., tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
>>> On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 08:29:18PM -0500, Gary Dale wrote:
>>>> I'm running Debian/Buster with a Plasma 5 desktop. After I close a
>>>> VLC session [...]
>>>> Note that just ending the process doesn't work. I need to send the
>>>> Kill signal.
>>> Not a VLC user here, so take my advice with a fist of salt (or two),
>>> but I think you might want to describe more precisely what you mean
>>> by "close a VLC session" resp. "end the process". You close the
>>> program's main window?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> -- tomás
>> Close - click on the close button, which closes the window and should
>> also shut down the application
>>
>> End Process - click on the End Process option in the System Activity
>> monitor after selecting the VLC process. According the manual, this is
>> supposed to send the SIGKILL signal but it doesn't seem to work in this
>> case. Instead I need to send the Kill signal to the process.
>
> Cliff's Notes version > jump down to where I said I might have found
> something. :)
>
> The rambling version > More apples and oranges, Thunar file manager
> was doing that to me a couple years ago to the point it was still
> alive *after reboots*. That's bad. At some point, I stopped noticing
> it occurring.
>
> Am writing to ask.. is there a toggle switch anywhere, e.g. in
> Preferences, that gives you the option of leaving it running in the
> background? I've seen programs do that but can't remember what did.
> Some browsers have something along that line, for one thing.
>
> I just installed Samba and noticed a "background" option for it via
> its manpages. That wouldn't be something that users necessary knew was
> occurring because it was about a command line option in Samba's case.
>
> One of the players I've used had the option to postpone screensavers
> until videos finish playing, too. Maybe... well, I don't know. It's
> nice when the screensaver does NOT kick in while something's playing.
> But if it's a royal pain for whatever reason, maybe untoggling that
> might somehow help *if that option exists*.
>
> Might have found something. After I wrote the above, I took a quick
> peek at "apt-cache show vlc" before sending this:
>
> "VLC can also be used as a streaming server that duplicates the stream it
>   reads and multicasts them through the network to other clients, or serves
>   them through HTTP."
>
> Maybe that has something to do with it not going gentle into that good
> night? That "show me" there even references an additional plugin
> package for-r-r-r-r..... backgrounding happy Samba.
>
> Cindy :)
>
I looked for a keep running option (and VLC does have a lot of options) 
but couldn't find one.

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VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 02:30 +0100
  Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-11-21 09:00 +0100
    Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 17:40 +0100
      Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 03:00 +0100
        Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 15:50 +0100
          Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-11-22 16:30 +0100
            Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 23:30 +0100
            Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 23:30 +0100
              Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-11-23 10:00 +0100
                Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-24 18:20 +0100
                Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-11-24 18:30 +0100
                Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-25 04:00 +0100
                Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-11-25 12:00 +0100
                Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-26 14:20 +0100
  Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Martin <keine-eile@online.de> - 2018-11-26 12:40 +0100
    Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-11-26 14:50 +0100
      Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-27 02:20 +0100
        Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-11-27 09:30 +0100
          Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-27 19:00 +0100
            Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-28 02:30 +0100
    Re: VLC doesn't shutdown when closed Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2018-11-27 02:20 +0100

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