Public bug reported:
The bug is that Totem is the default video player for Ubuntu. Totem has
failed miserably at this role.
Totem gives me nothing but problems. I manage the computers at a small
business. Every single employee (without exception) cannot stand Totem.
It presents problems when trying to play DVDs, videos, online streams,
etc. The fact that Totem is the DEFAULT video player confounds the
problems because it is what Ubuntu automatically launches when videos
need to play, especially online (e.g., when trying to play online
streams). Whenever this happens, 99% of the time Totem will not
play/work. So I get called in and told to fix the problem. I have yet to
come across a situation where VLC will not play the stream. But the
problem is how do I get VLC to play the stream instead of Totem?
Further, how do I get VLC to launch natively, from the beginning,
instead of Totem? I am TIRED of getting called in and yelled at because
Totem invariably launches again at some point in the future trying in
vain to play back some video. I got to figure out how to make VLC native
for that type of stream, etc. The employees complain to me "Why can't
you just uninstall Totem and make VLC default?" Figuring out how to get
VLC to be DEFAULT and launch natively for ALL video playback tasks
(including streaming) is NO PICNIC! But this would not be an issue if
VLC was default instead of Totem.
You'd make my life and no doubt the lives of all Ubuntu users easier if
you would just make VLC the default video player for Ubuntu.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: linux-image-3.0.0-11-generic 3.0.0-11.18
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: blue 1481 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Audigy'/'SB Audigy 1 [SB0090] (rev.3, serial:0x511102) at 0xece0,
irq 16'
Mixer name : 'TriTech TR28602'
Components : 'AC97a:54524123'
Controls : 194
Simple ctrls : 30
Date: Thu Sep 22 11:22:37 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=aea662b0-9bce-4499-a963-5071f29dd39b
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901)
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:1001 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 413c:2001 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard HID Support
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 8200
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic
root=UUID=75726440-9fdd-475e-8472-d8125414695f ro vga=795 quiet splash
vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-11-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-11-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.60
RfKill:
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-09 (13 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/13/2002
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corp.
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA09:bd09/13/2002:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnDimension8200:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorp.:rn:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Dimension 8200
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity
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