vlc has no GUI

[Carroll Grigsby]

[Reordered to remove top-posting]

On Wed, 7 Nov 2012 15:53:40 +0100
Michael Hiller <sojasau at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2012/11/7 Carroll Grigsby <cgrigs986 at att.net>
> 
> > On Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:11:06 +0100
> > lee <lee at yun.yagibdah.de> wrote:
> >
> > > Hiisi <hiisi at fedoraproject.org> writes:
> > >
> > > > On 7 November 2012 16:41, Michael Hiller <sojasau at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> I was assuming that.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > Nobody should be advised to install third party software without
> > > > warnings that it can be harmful and leads to dreadful things.
> > >
> > > "yum install vlc" fixed it, thank you!  I thought I had already
> > > done that ...
> > >
> > > What's the alternative to installing 3rd party software?  Get its
> > > sources and compile and install it ourselves?  I wouldn't mind
> > > doing that if I knew how to make packages so that it's easier to
> > > keep track of it ...
> > >
> > >
> > Take a look here:
> > http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f17.html
> >
> > As the old saying goes, it works for me. Quite well.
> >
> > -- cmg

> Setting up sudo? Why?

It's optional -- possibly for refugees from various *buntu
derivatives.

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-- cmg