I also tried installing the apt version of vlc to see if it works. Now both versions are installed on the system at the same time.
Running the following works fine: $ /usr/bin/vlc VLC media player 3.0.4 Vetinari (revision 3.0.4-0-gf615db6332) [000055644df56570] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. (vlc:10190): Gtk-WARNING **: 22:42:58.924: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:126:40: Expected ')' in color definition (vlc:10190): Gtk-WARNING **: 22:42:58.934: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:8674:128: Expected a valid selector [000055644df5a530] main playlist: playlist is empty Running the following leads to error: $ vlc VLC media player 3.0.6 Vetinari (revision 3.0.6-0-g5803e85) [0000000001a0a3b0] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. Qt: Session management error: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported *** stack smashing detected ***: /snap/vlc/770/usr/bin/vlc terminated Aborted $ which vlc /usr/bin/vlc Running directly the following works (not sure why it points to the wrong version): $ /snap/vlc/770/usr/bin/vlc VLC media player 3.0.4 Vetinari (revision 3.0.4-0-gf615db6332) [000000000176f570] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. (vlc:10603): Gtk-WARNING **: 22:48:32.009: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:126:40: Expected ')' in color definition (vlc:10603): Gtk-WARNING **: 22:48:32.027: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:8674:128: Expected a valid selector [0000000001773530] main playlist: playlist is empty QObject::~QObject: Timers cannot be stopped from another thread ============== Now I remove the apt version from my system and purge all of its dependencies. $ which vlc /snap/bin/vlc $ vlc VLC media player 3.0.6 Vetinari (revision 3.0.6-0-g5803e85) [0000000000b823b0] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. Qt: Session management error: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported *** stack smashing detected ***: /snap/vlc/770/usr/bin/vlc terminated Aborted $ /snap/bin/vlc VLC media player 3.0.6 Vetinari (revision 3.0.6-0-g5803e85) [000000000200b3b0] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. Qt: Session management error: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported *** stack smashing detected ***: /snap/vlc/770/usr/bin/vlc terminated Aborted $ /snap/vlc/770/usr/bin/vlc /snap/vlc/770/usr/bin/vlc: error while loading shared libraries: libvlc.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory It seems that the library can't be opened despite the fact it exists: $ locate libvlc.so.5 /snap/vlc/770/usr/lib/libvlc.so.5 /snap/vlc/770/usr/lib/libvlc.so.5.6.0 $ ls -lh /snap/vlc/770/usr/lib/libvlc.so.5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jan 10 18:27 /snap/vlc/770/usr/lib/libvlc.so.5 -> libvlc.so.5.6.0 $ ls -lh /snap/vlc/770/usr/lib/libvlc.so.5.6.0 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 181K Jan 10 18:27 /snap/vlc/770/usr/lib/libvlc.so.5.6.0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1810027 Title: Snaps won't start - stack smashing detected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/1810027/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
