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Latest version of vlc fails to start under wayland.
The following message is displayed on the console:
"""""
This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt
platform plugin "wayland"
in "".
Available platform plugins are: eglfs, linuxfb, minimal, minimalegl,
offscreen, vnc, xcb.
Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
Abandon (core dumped)
"""""
and fatal error in bug 1738746 occurs
ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: vlc-bin 3.0.0~rc1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Dec 18 09:38:25 2017
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/vlc
ExecutableTimestamp: 1513462722
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (1566 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file
ProcCwd: /home/j-lallement
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: vlc
StacktraceTop:
QMessageLogger::fatal(char const*, ...) const () from
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
QGuiApplicationPrivate::createPlatformIntegration() () from
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
QGuiApplicationPrivate::createEventDispatcher() () from
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
QCoreApplicationPrivate::init() () from
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
QGuiApplicationPrivate::init() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm autopilot cdrom dip docker libvirt libvirtd lpadmin lxd plugdev
sambashare sudo
** Affects: qtbase-opensource-src (Ubuntu)
Importance: High
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-crash bionic wayland wayland-session
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vlc 3 fails to start under wayland: vlc crashed with SIGABRT in
qt_message_fatal()
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1738749
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