On 09/18/2015 03:23 PM, Scott Robbins wrote: > I thought this was just because of various unwise repo mixing that I'd done > on my main home server-cum-workstation, but I've been able to duplicate it > on a fresh VirtualBox installation. > > I install the nux repo vlc-core and vlc-extras. I then try to start it > from a command line. I get > +++++++ > main interface error: no suitable interface module > [0x1ae5108] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" > initialization failed > [0x1ae5108] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' > to use vlc without interface. > [0x1bac2b8] [cli] lua interface: Listening on host "*console". > VLC media player 2.0.8 Twoflower > Command Line Interface initialized. Type `help' for help. > +++++++ > > I can open any media file with it, but I can't get the usual GUI interface. > I tend to use mplayer and smplayer more often, but I've not been able to > find the reason for this not working. Googling has brought me some Ubuntu > issues that were resolved with reinstalling, but the only thing I've seen > with CentOS-6.x and this is a few years old. > > Does anyone else have this issue? I use openbox or dwm on the machines, > I'm not sure if that's part of the issue. > > try to install the packge "vlc" as well (I have vlc-2.0.8-3.el6.nux.x86_64 currently, I get the GUI)