could I install and run VLC without XWindow on Linux

[Alex Cotton]

Hi,

could I install and run VLC to do some streaming without XWindow installed on Linux?

Regards,
Alex

[simon]

just disable all graphic stuff when you configure it

[Guest]

Suppose in GUI mode, I do the following configuration:

on 'File/Open Network Stream' dialog,
rtsp://1.2.3.4

on Stream out Setting dialog,
:sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=256,scale=1}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=raw,url="abc.mpeg"}}

How could I combine these two settings into one command line to make it run on console instead of Xwindow.

Thanks a lot!

[xtophe]

you should read the streamming howto on http://www.videolan.org/doc

In your case

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vlc rtsp://1.2.3.4 :sout="#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=256,scale=1}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=raw,url="abc.mpeg"}}"

hth

[Alex Cotton]

I did read the doc, but does seem it mentions to combine these two commands.

Could you tell me how to disable the GUI, so I can run the command on a linux console.

[xtophe]

-I dummy

[checkpoint]

Up!! i need build and run vlc in linux console mode only. it´s possible OR NOT?

[The DJ]

YES IT IS POSSIBLE.
Plenty ppl do it.

The question as to how has been answered in this thread already.

vlc -vvv for debug output
vlc -I dummy for no interface
vlc -V dummy for no video window (also a X element)

vlc --longhelp --advanced to show ALL vlc options.