getting VLC running in backtrack 5

[b0bb3r5]

Simple instructions to get vlc Running in BT5
run the following in the command line

apt-get install vlc

once that's done run

hexedit /usr/bin/vlc

then press [tab] to move the cursor over to the text section and find where it says:

geteuid._libc_start_man

and change it to:

getppid.libc_start_man

And there you have it!

Sorry if this is the wrong section, I wasn't allowed to post in the How To's section because im new I guess.

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[fairlight]

Hmm, what about having it play .flv files or .wmv. Wasn't there a "non-free" package one could use in apt get. What was it called....

[Circass]

Hmm, what about having it play .flv files or .wmv. Wasn't there a "non-free" package one could use in apt get. What was it called....

You can install 'non-free-codecs'

apt-get install non-free-codecs

And @b0bb3r5
The line should be changed to

getppid.__libc_start_man

not

getppid.libc_start_man

You should keep the two underscores.

Sorry for being nosy

[y0ng3n]

you can use..
apt-get install xine

[cgelici]

Already posted this

[Nucleic]

Thanks a lot. I managed to run vlc in BT5 by above method.

[sank1093]

thank u ... worked perfect for me..... B3-x64-GNOME

[bootaytappa]

I can't get it to load in general (root or non-root) and I also don't think the hex edit trick to make it run as root works any longer.

nonroot@bt:/root$ vlc -Irc -Vdummy
VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower (revision 2.0.2-93-g77aa89e)
[0x13546e8] inhibit interface error: Failed to connect to the D-Bus session daemon: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
[0x13546e8] main interface error: no suitable interface module
No protocol specified
[0x121c158] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0x114f8f8] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed
[0x121c158] [cli] lua interface: Listening on host "*console".
VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower
Command Line Interface initialized. Type `help' for help.
> nonroot@bt:/root$ vlc -Irc -Vdummy
VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower (revision 2.0.2-93-g77aa89e)
[0x13546e8] inhibit interface error: Failed to connect to the D-Bus session daemon: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
[0x13546e8] main interface error: no suitable interface module
No protocol specified
[0x121c158] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0x114f8f8] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed
[0x121c158] [cli] lua interface: Listening on host "*console".
VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower
Command Line Interface initialized. TError in `nonroot@bt:/root$ vlc -Irc -Vdummy' libvlc's "nonroot@bt:/root$" is not a command
Unknown command `nonroot@bt:/root$'. Type `help' for help.
> Error in `VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower (revision 2.0.2-93-g77aa89e)' libvlc's "VLC" is not a command
Unknown command `VLC'. Type `help' for help.
> Error in `[0x13546e8] inhibit interface error: Failed to connect to the D-Bus session daemon: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.' libvlc's "[0x13546e8]" is not a command
Unknown command `[0x13546e8]'. Type `help' for help.
> Error in `[0x13546e8] main interface error: no suitable interface module' libvlc's "[0x13546e8]" is not a command
Unknown command `[0x13546e8]'. Type `help' for help.
> Error in `No protocol specified' libvlc's "No" is not a command
Unknown command `No'. Type `help' for help.
> Error in `[0x121c158] main interface error: no suitable interface module' libvlc's "[0x121c158]" is not a command
Unknown command `[0x121c158]'. Type `help' for help.
> Error in `[0x114f8f8] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed' libvlc's "[0x114f8f8]" is not a command
Unknown command `[0x114f8f8]'. Type `help' for help.
> Error in `[0x121c158] [cli] lua interface: Listening on host "*console".' libvlc's "[0x121c158]" is not a command
Unknown command `[0x121c158]'. Type `help' for help.
> Error in `VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower' libvlc's "VLC" is not a command
Unknown command `VLC'. Type `help' for help.
>

[delta10]

vi /usr/bin/vlc

copy and paste the below into the vi session press enter

:%s/geteuid/getppid/

then copy and paste the below and do the same PRESS ENTER !!!

:w

[bmi4ce]

verry big thanx delta10