Binary package hint: vlc
VLC appears after start then closes after 1-2 seconds.
$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 2.6.22-6-generic #1 SMP Fri Jun 1 19:24:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Package info:
$ apt-cache showpkg vlc
Package: vlc
Versions:
0.8.6.release-0ubuntu5 (/var/lib/apt/lists/ru.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_gutsy_universe_binary-i386_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status)
Description Language:
File: /var/lib/apt/lists/ru.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_gutsy_universe_binary-i386_Packages
MD5: 47f3fa86ea634c8fff1ad93349dc6133
Reverse Depends:
wxvlc,vlc
vlc-plugin-alsa,vlc
vlc-nox,vlc 0.8.6-svn20060911.0.8.5-1-svn.debian-3
vlc-nox,vlc 0.8.6-svn20060911.0.8.5-1-svn.debian-3
tunapie,vlc
peercast-handlers,vlc
mozilla-plugin-vlc,vlc
libvlc0,vlc 0.8.6-svn20060911.0.8.5-1-svn.debian-3
libvlc0,vlc 0.8.6-svn20060911.0.8.5-1-svn.debian-3
gaupol,vlc
education-standalone,vlc
bongo,vlc
Dependencies:
0.8.6.release-0ubuntu5 - vlc-nox (5 0.8.6.release-0ubuntu5) libaa1 (2 1.2) libatk1.0-0 (2 1.13.2) libc6 (2 2.5-5) libcaca0 (2 0.99.beta11-1) libcairo2 (2 1.4.0) libcdio6 (0 (null)) libcucul0 (2 0.99.beta11-1) libdbus-1-3 (2 0.94) libdbus-glib-1-2 (2 0.73) libfontconfig1 (2 2.4.0) libfreetype6 (2 2.2) libfribidi0 (2 0.10.7) libgcc1 (2 1:4.2-20070516) libgl1-mesa-glx (16 (null)) libgl1 (0 (null)) libglib2.0-0 (2 2.13.4) libglu1-mesa (16 (null)) libglu1 (0 (null)) libgtk2.0-0 (2 2.10.3) libice6 (2 1:1.0.0) libiso9660-4 (0 (null)) libjpeg62 (0 (null)) libnotify1 (2 0.4.4) libnotify1-gtk2.10 (0 (null)) libpango1.0-0 (2 1.17.2) libpng12-0 (2 1.2.13-4) libsdl-image1.2 (2 1.2.5) libsdl1.2debian (2 1.2.10-1) libsm6 (0 (null)) libstdc++6 (2 4.2-20070516) libtar (0 (null)) libtiff4 (0 (null)) libvcdinfo0 (4 0.7.23) libvlc0 (2 0.8.6.release) libwxbase2.6-0 (2 2.6.3.2.1.5ubuntu9) libwxgtk2.6-0 (2 2.6.3.2.1.5ubuntu9) libx11-6 (0 (null)) libxcursor1 (4 1.1.2) libxext6 (0 (null)) libxfixes3 (2 1:4.0.1) libxi6 (0 (null)) libxinerama1 (0 (null)) libxosd2 (2 2.2.13) libxrandr2 (2 2:1.2.0) libxrender1 (0 (null)) libxv1 (0 (null)) zlib1g (2 1:1.2.1) ttf-dejavu (0 (null)) mozilla-plugin-vlc (0 (null)) videolan-doc (0 (null)) vlc-plugin-dvb (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-plugin-xosd (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-plugin-dv (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-plugin-mad (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-mad (3 0.5.0) vlc-plugin-a52 (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-plugin-ogg (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-plugin-lirc (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-lirc (3 0.5.0) vlc-plugin-aa (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-aa (3 0.5.0) wxvlc (3 0.8.5-test3.debian-4) vlc-plugin-alsa (3 0.8.5-test3.debian-4) vlc-plugin-dvb (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-plugin-xosd (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-plugin-dv (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-plugin-mad (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-mad (3 0.5.0) vlc-plugin-a52 (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-plugin-ogg (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-plugin-lirc (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-lirc (3 0.5.0) vlc-plugin-aa (3 0.5.2-2) vlc-aa (3 0.5.0) wxvlc (3 0.8.5-test3.debian-4) vlc-plugin-alsa (3 0.8.5-test3.debian-4)
Provides:
0.8.6.release-0ubuntu5 - mp3-decoder
Reverse Provides:
This is possibly because the renderer is set to OpenGL in VLC settings.
Does this occur when you launch VLC without a file to open - e.g. from the main menu?