You have vlc 1.1.12-1 from oneiric-proposed installed. Please update to the oneiric-proposed version 1.1.12-2~oneiric1 that fixes your bug.
** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880043 Title: VLC, headphones, surround sound: front channels missing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/880043/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs