Bug#662628: Problem goes away, for me, if I remove 'control=notify:growl' from ~/.config/vlc/vlcrc

[Adam Sjøgren]

I experienced this same problem after I upgraded packages on my unstable
desktop recently: VLC would freeze upon startup and the only recourse
was to kill -KILL it.

Following the advice of Bernat Arlandis I tracked down the line in
~/.config/vlc/vlcrc causing the problem on my machine.

Having the line (written by a previous version of VLC):

  control=notify:growl

makes VLC 2.0.1-3 exhibit the problem on my machine. Removing that lines
fixes it; VLC plays video just fine again.


  Best regards,

    Adam

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