No window appears. "core libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed"

[sentarn99]

Hi,

I'm using LInux Mint 18.2 and recently VLC doesn't open when I run it.

When I type vlc at the command line I get:

core interface error: no suitable interface module
core libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed

Any ideas how I might fix this? I've tried removing and reinstalling. This happens using vlc 2.2.2 from the default repo and also 2.2.7 from the stable daily ppa.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

It means either that there is no X server, or that the VLC installation is incomplete.