F10 VS vlc

[fred smith]

On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 08:11:07PM -0700, Dennis Kaptain wrote:
> 
> > Asunto: Re: F10 VS vlc
> 
> > 
> > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 06:49:14AM -0700, Dennis Kaptain wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Asunto: F10 VS vlc
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Hi!
> > > > 
> > > > I just noticed last night that vlc no longer displays its GUI. It still
> > > > plays audio (haven't tried video yet), but I get no control panel from
> > > > it anymore. I have to kill it (kill -9) to stop it, and there are no
> > > > controls.
> > > > 
> > > > As recently as this past weekend it was working fine.
> > > > 
> > > > Did perhaps an update install a broken one? Any other ideas?

Just to confirm, the new libX11 from updates-testing repo does solve
this problem, as well as the Pysol and RazorSQL problems I had mentioned.

Fred

> > > 
> > > Fred,
> > > Please do me a favor. Install keepassx and see if it starts. I have vlc and 
> > have the same problem. I'm wondering if my keepassx problem is the same problem 
> > that vlc is having ie. no GUI displays.
> > > 
> > > I found the sourceforge site where I need to file a bug report but I'm 
> > thinking this really isn't a keepassx (or vlc) bug at all but something else so 
> > I hesitate.
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > Dennis K
> > 
> > Seeing the other postings about various apps with the same problem, I
> > haven't done the experiment you asked about. Not sure it's worth the
> > effort now. What do yo think?
> > 
> > BTW, I noticed that PysolFC (a python app) doesn't work either. neither
> > does RazorSQL, a commercial Java app for poking at SQL databases.
> > 
> > Fred
> 
> No, I don't really suppose it's worth the effort. I'm quite sure the next libX11 or gtk2 update will fix everything.
> I noticed my VirtualBox isn't available either. What a nasty little bug. It managed to kill 3 entire operating systems via VirtualBox. ;-) 
> 
> Dennis K

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