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What has happened to VLC. I think it updated when the kernel did recently and now it can't open anything:

Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL

The terminal gives:

VLC media player 2.1.6 Rincewind (revision 2.1.6-0-gea01d28)
[0xfb4f68] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0xfb4f68] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0xfcfe08] main input error: open of `file/xspf-open:///home/shaun/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' failed
[0xfcfe08] main input error: Your input can't be opened
[0xfcfe08] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'file/xspf-open:///home/shaun/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'. Check the log for details.
[0xfd1f98] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0xfa1118] main libvlc error: interface "hotkeys,none" initialization failed
[0xfdc958] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0xfa1118] main libvlc error: interface "dbus,none" initialization failed
[0xfa1118] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[0xfdc9c8] qt4 interface error: Unable to load extensions module
[0x7f9e0c001958] main input error: open of `file:///media/storage/Downloads/Music/tone.m4a' failed

I've tried the usual uninstall of vlc aka sudo apt-get remove vlc --purge. And when I reinstall it still fails. I've also just added their ppa from here.

I've run out of ideas. Anything I haven't tried?

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    Have you tried removing /home/shaun/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf? – Enrico Nov 19 '15 at 19:34
  • Ok I reinstalled it and now it gives: 
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X Error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter) 9
  Major opcode: 62 (X_CopyArea)
  Resource id:  0x0
QNativeImage: Unable to attach to shared memory segment. 
X Error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter) 9
  Major opcode: 62 (X_CopyArea)
  Resource id:  0x0
X Error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter) 9
  Major opcode: 62 (X_CopyArea)
  Resource id:  0x0
[0xd95438] main playlist error: could not export playlist

    and it is unresponsive

     – Lucidnonsense Nov 19 '15 at 19:55
  • That last bit of the error mentioning the playlist suggests there's something wrong with that file I mentioned previously and/or other files that may not have been removed after reinstalling. Follow this answer to completly remove files that may be causing this problem Although probably just running rm -rf ~/.local/share/vlc/ may fix it. – Enrico Nov 19 '15 at 20:04
  • None of that works. Same error message – Lucidnonsense Nov 19 '15 at 20:11
  • Ok, Well after changing nothing the "invalid Pixmap" error has disappeared leaving only the read "unable to open" error – Lucidnonsense Nov 19 '15 at 20:29

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