I can't reproduce it on Ubuntu 11.10 (i386) and it was fixed upstream. Therefore I am closing this bug for Ubuntu too.
** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => 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/791811 Title: Can't shut down when VLC is running To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/791811/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs