Ubuntu
vlc package

  1. Bug #293154
  2. Comment #7

Comment 7 for bug 293154

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Rémi Denis-Courmont (rdenis) wrote :

Yes, vlc-wrapper is mostly meant to provide a few select resources to unprivileged users.

Then again, the whole Ubuntu is not meant to be used as root, so I don't see VLC not running as root as a legitimate problem.