Public bug reported: In order to see the VLC gui window again you have to do:
ps aux | grep vlc then kill -9 followed by the processid When you then open the dash menu and click VLC the window appears. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: vlc 3.0.11.1-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-38.43-generic 5.8.18 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-38-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Mar 7 14:58:45 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-10 (55 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: vlc UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: vlc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy third-party-packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1918060 Title: After closing the VLC window and starting it again no window appears unless you kill the process first To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1918060/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs