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Downgrading VLC

I recently upgraded VLC from 2.1.6 to 2.2.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS using the instructions on ubuntu handbook [1].

Let me tell you something - this version of VLC had a lot of bugs. It didn’t close on pressing the cross button (the audio kept playing), it got the VLC icon stuck on the unity tray on the top left corner - on top of the close button - and even `kill -9 xxx` wasn’t able to shut the process.

I had to downgrade.

And the uninstalling guide over at the ubuntu handbook website [1] didn’t work.

Here is how I fixed it (with help from askubuntu [2]):

sudo apt-get remove vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-pulse

sudo apt list --installed | grep vlc and then use apt-get remove to uninstall all vlc related packages

sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install vlc

Aaand we are back to the good old VLC again :)

[1]: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2017/05/install-vlc-2-2-5-in-ubuntu-16-04-14-04/ [2]: https://askubuntu.com/a/638289/737841

TLDR: Don’t upgrade VLC!