On 04/12/2011 02:04 PM, Andrew Joakimsen wrote:
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 23:23, Basil Chupin
wrote: I just installed 11.4 with KDE (clean install, 32-bit version, off the DVD), and installed vlc which is my preferred choice as a multimedia application (for TV viewing, DVD viewing, capturing TV programs).
However vlc will simply not start - the cursor bounces around but no vlc.
I get the following error (extracted from session errors):
[pruned]
Is there any chance you are trying to run VLC as the user "root"? For some odd reason there is *NO WAY* to run VLC as root UNLESS you recompile it yourself and change an option to allow it. Why that option isn't just in the regular configuration is beyond me.
Thanks for your response. No, there is no way that I am running vlc as root. Because there was a hiccup a couple of days ago when I first installed 11.4 KDE, and to ensure that what you suggest may be the case, I re-installed 11.4 KDE today (a fully new, fresh, installation). Same result: vlc will *NOT* start. I get the same error message as I posted in my first post. BC -- Great Man reaches complete understanding of the main issues; Petty Man reaches complete understanding of the minute details." Confucius -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org