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Old 06-04-2018, 08:25 PM   #1
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Unhappy LibVLC Failed to Initialize


Hi everyone,

I got this error message. Can anyone help me fix?

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Phonon's VLC backend failed to start.

This usually means a problem with your VLC installation, please report a bug with your distributor.
My system is:
- Debian 9.4.0
- VLC Media Player 2.2.7
 
Old 06-05-2018, 09:17 AM   #2
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Searching the internet for "Phonon's VLC backend failed to start" (with the quotes) produces several pages discussing the problem. Have you had a look at any of them?
 
Old 06-05-2018, 05:07 PM   #3
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Somebody on this thread from 2013 suggest checking that all your vlc* packages and libvlccore are on the same version.
 
  


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