I've got exactly the same problem after upgrading to Karmic (before vlc worked fine). FYI: echo $DISPLAY returns ":0.0", and other X-usingapplications work fine.
VLC media player 1.0.2 Goldeneye [0x25ed638] main interface error: no suitable interface module [0x24f8888] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed [0x24f8888] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. [0x25ed638] qt4 interface error: Could not connect to X server [0x25ed638] skins2 interface error: Cannot open display [0x25ed638] skins2 interface error: cannot initialize OSFactory Remote control interface initialized. Type `help' for help. quit quit: returned 0 (no error) status change: ( stop state: 0 ) status change: ( quit ) -- vlc doen't start graphical interface https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501529 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs