Where is the VLC logfile for errors?
I tried to open a blu ray with VLC, but I got this error message:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'bluray:///dev/sr0'. Check the log for details.
For further information I have to read a log from VLC, but I can not find any log, I only found with which vlc where vlc is located, namely
/usr/bin/vlc
I went there, but found no log file.
vlc log blu-ray
asked Apr 28 '17 at 20:26
sharkantsharkant
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I tried to open a blu ray with VLC, but I got this error message:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'bluray:///dev/sr0'. Check the log for details.
For further information I have to read a log from VLC, but I can not find any log, I only found with which vlc where vlc is located, namely
/usr/bin/vlc
I went there, but found no log file.
vlc log blu-ray
asked Apr 28 '17 at 20:26
sharkantsharkant
4361921
It seems that by default, logging isn't turned on. You can save a lot of mucking about by going straight to @klugerama's answer: askubuntu.com/a/945445/135088
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:09
add a comment |
I tried to open a blu ray with VLC, but I got this error message:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'bluray:///dev/sr0'. Check the log for details.
For further information I have to read a log from VLC, but I can not find any log, I only found with which vlc where vlc is located, namely
/usr/bin/vlc
I went there, but found no log file.
vlc log blu-ray
asked Apr 28 '17 at 20:26
sharkantsharkant
4361921
I tried to open a blu ray with VLC, but I got this error message:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'bluray:///dev/sr0'. Check the log for details.
For further information I have to read a log from VLC, but I can not find any log, I only found with which vlc where vlc is located, namely
/usr/bin/vlc
I went there, but found no log file.
vlc log blu-ray
vlc log blu-ray
asked Apr 28 '17 at 20:26
sharkantsharkant
4361921
asked Apr 28 '17 at 20:26
sharkantsharkant
4361921
asked Apr 28 '17 at 20:26
sharkantsharkant
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asked Apr 28 '17 at 20:26
sharkantsharkant
4361921
asked Apr 28 '17 at 20:26
sharkantsharkant
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It seems that by default, logging isn't turned on. You can save a lot of mucking about by going straight to @klugerama's answer: askubuntu.com/a/945445/135088
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:09
add a comment |
It seems that by default, logging isn't turned on. You can save a lot of mucking about by going straight to @klugerama's answer: askubuntu.com/a/945445/135088
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:09
It seems that by default, logging isn't turned on. You can save a lot of mucking about by going straight to @klugerama's answer: askubuntu.com/a/945445/135088
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:09
It seems that by default, logging isn't turned on. You can save a lot of mucking about by going straight to @klugerama's answer: askubuntu.com/a/945445/135088
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:09
add a comment |
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You can set the VLC log file location directly in the client by going into the options Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging. You can also set the verbosity 0: silent, 1: error/info, 2: warning, 3: debug depending on the level of information you would like in the log file. Then restart the VLC client for the changes to take effect.
answered Apr 28 '17 at 20:27
Nick RodriguezNick Rodriguez
344
thx, this narrows my search, however there are many log files in /var/log , do not know how to find the one which belongs to vlc
– sharkant
Apr 28 '17 at 20:31
1
Ok, it might actually be an option you set in the program, Try going to VLC -> Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging, as described in the link below: forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=101543
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 20:34
Did this solve the problem for you?
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 22:32
when I follow the path you ve given, than there is indeed a field called "logfilename" but it is blank. Does this mean I have to choose myself a logfilename and only once I ve created it the error messages will be displayed there?
– sharkant
Apr 29 '17 at 8:24
Yes, you have to choose the log file you want to use. Then I believe you will have to restart the player for the changes to take effect. Also, make sure the verbosity is set to either 1 or 2 depending on the detail of error logging you would like.
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 29 '17 at 8:36
add a comment |
Thanks to Pananoid Panda and Kluegerama for supplying the detail, but I think this answer needs to be more concise. For those of you looking to enable logging in VLC the following steps are confirmed to work on Mac, Linux and Windows.
On a PC go to Tools -> Preferences -> Press "Show All" button (bottom left of pop-up window) -> Advanced -> Advanced settings -> Logger. On a Mac preferences is under the VLC menu, the rest is the same as for PC.
Tick the box to 'Log to file'. Specify log file name under where it says 'Log filename' and click the browse button to set a location for the log file. You must browse to where you want the log file to be, then click Save (Select on a Mac).
Choose Text for the Log format.
Set verbosity to Debug (option 2 on older versions) - other options are Info, Warning (both option 1 on older versions) and Error. The Default option is equivalent to 0 on older versions.
Click the Save button and exit VLC.
Restart VLC.
When you next start VLC, it will be logging all activity to the file specified.
answered Sep 6 '17 at 11:19
AnotherLongUsernameAnotherLongUsername
11115
Useful writeup, though #2 log to file box no longer present, looks to have been moved to logging from before.
– dez93_2000
Oct 13 '18 at 6:58
add a comment |
To add to what Paranoid Panda said, you must also enable logging:
Select the "Interface" section in Preferences (after following the same directions for showing all settings), and check the appropriate for "Log to file" and/or "Log to syslog".
answered Aug 11 '17 at 23:56
klugeramaklugerama
1413
This should be the accepted answer. (I've never seen an accepted answer with negative votes before!)
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:11
add a comment |
You can set the location and verbosity level for the VLC log file like this:
- Select
Tools→Preferencesfrom the menu (or type CTRL + P) - In the
Show settingsradio buttons at the bottom left of the preferences window, click 'All' - Go to
Advanced→Loggingin the preferences tree
According to the manpage, this is what the different levels of verbosity mean:
0 = silent
1 = info/warning messages
2 = debug
edited Feb 22 '18 at 0:45
Michael Scheper
1277
add a comment |
Before you set VLC to log to file as @AnotherLongUsername described, VLC will be logging to /var/log/syslog. This file is shared among many different applications, so you will have to search for "vlc" to find VLC's messages.
answered Jan 8 at 22:15
ZoltánZoltán
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You can set the VLC log file location directly in the client by going into the options Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging. You can also set the verbosity 0: silent, 1: error/info, 2: warning, 3: debug depending on the level of information you would like in the log file. Then restart the VLC client for the changes to take effect.
answered Apr 28 '17 at 20:27
Nick RodriguezNick Rodriguez
344
thx, this narrows my search, however there are many log files in /var/log , do not know how to find the one which belongs to vlc
– sharkant
Apr 28 '17 at 20:31
1
Ok, it might actually be an option you set in the program, Try going to VLC -> Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging, as described in the link below: forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=101543
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 20:34
Did this solve the problem for you?
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 22:32
when I follow the path you ve given, than there is indeed a field called "logfilename" but it is blank. Does this mean I have to choose myself a logfilename and only once I ve created it the error messages will be displayed there?
– sharkant
Apr 29 '17 at 8:24
Yes, you have to choose the log file you want to use. Then I believe you will have to restart the player for the changes to take effect. Also, make sure the verbosity is set to either 1 or 2 depending on the detail of error logging you would like.
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 29 '17 at 8:36
add a comment |
You can set the VLC log file location directly in the client by going into the options Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging. You can also set the verbosity 0: silent, 1: error/info, 2: warning, 3: debug depending on the level of information you would like in the log file. Then restart the VLC client for the changes to take effect.
answered Apr 28 '17 at 20:27
Nick RodriguezNick Rodriguez
344
thx, this narrows my search, however there are many log files in /var/log , do not know how to find the one which belongs to vlc
– sharkant
Apr 28 '17 at 20:31
1
Ok, it might actually be an option you set in the program, Try going to VLC -> Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging, as described in the link below: forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=101543
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 20:34
Did this solve the problem for you?
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 22:32
when I follow the path you ve given, than there is indeed a field called "logfilename" but it is blank. Does this mean I have to choose myself a logfilename and only once I ve created it the error messages will be displayed there?
– sharkant
Apr 29 '17 at 8:24
Yes, you have to choose the log file you want to use. Then I believe you will have to restart the player for the changes to take effect. Also, make sure the verbosity is set to either 1 or 2 depending on the detail of error logging you would like.
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 29 '17 at 8:36
add a comment |
You can set the VLC log file location directly in the client by going into the options Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging. You can also set the verbosity 0: silent, 1: error/info, 2: warning, 3: debug depending on the level of information you would like in the log file. Then restart the VLC client for the changes to take effect.
answered Apr 28 '17 at 20:27
Nick RodriguezNick Rodriguez
344
You can set the VLC log file location directly in the client by going into the options Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging. You can also set the verbosity 0: silent, 1: error/info, 2: warning, 3: debug depending on the level of information you would like in the log file. Then restart the VLC client for the changes to take effect.
answered Apr 28 '17 at 20:27
Nick RodriguezNick Rodriguez
344
edited Apr 29 '17 at 8:45
answered Apr 28 '17 at 20:27
Nick RodriguezNick Rodriguez
344
answered Apr 28 '17 at 20:27
Nick RodriguezNick Rodriguez
344
answered Apr 28 '17 at 20:27
Nick RodriguezNick Rodriguez
344
344
thx, this narrows my search, however there are many log files in /var/log , do not know how to find the one which belongs to vlc
– sharkant
Apr 28 '17 at 20:31
1
Ok, it might actually be an option you set in the program, Try going to VLC -> Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging, as described in the link below: forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=101543
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 20:34
Did this solve the problem for you?
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 22:32
when I follow the path you ve given, than there is indeed a field called "logfilename" but it is blank. Does this mean I have to choose myself a logfilename and only once I ve created it the error messages will be displayed there?
– sharkant
Apr 29 '17 at 8:24
Yes, you have to choose the log file you want to use. Then I believe you will have to restart the player for the changes to take effect. Also, make sure the verbosity is set to either 1 or 2 depending on the detail of error logging you would like.
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 29 '17 at 8:36
add a comment |
thx, this narrows my search, however there are many log files in /var/log , do not know how to find the one which belongs to vlc
– sharkant
Apr 28 '17 at 20:31
1
Ok, it might actually be an option you set in the program, Try going to VLC -> Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging, as described in the link below: forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=101543
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 20:34
Did this solve the problem for you?
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 22:32
when I follow the path you ve given, than there is indeed a field called "logfilename" but it is blank. Does this mean I have to choose myself a logfilename and only once I ve created it the error messages will be displayed there?
– sharkant
Apr 29 '17 at 8:24
Yes, you have to choose the log file you want to use. Then I believe you will have to restart the player for the changes to take effect. Also, make sure the verbosity is set to either 1 or 2 depending on the detail of error logging you would like.
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 29 '17 at 8:36
thx, this narrows my search, however there are many log files in /var/log , do not know how to find the one which belongs to vlc
– sharkant
Apr 28 '17 at 20:31
thx, this narrows my search, however there are many log files in /var/log , do not know how to find the one which belongs to vlc
– sharkant
Apr 28 '17 at 20:31
1
1
Ok, it might actually be an option you set in the program, Try going to VLC -> Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging, as described in the link below: forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=101543
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 20:34
Ok, it might actually be an option you set in the program, Try going to VLC -> Tools -> Preferences -> Select "ALL" -> Advanced -> Logging, as described in the link below: forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=101543
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 20:34
Did this solve the problem for you?
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 22:32
Did this solve the problem for you?
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 28 '17 at 22:32
when I follow the path you ve given, than there is indeed a field called "logfilename" but it is blank. Does this mean I have to choose myself a logfilename and only once I ve created it the error messages will be displayed there?
– sharkant
Apr 29 '17 at 8:24
when I follow the path you ve given, than there is indeed a field called "logfilename" but it is blank. Does this mean I have to choose myself a logfilename and only once I ve created it the error messages will be displayed there?
– sharkant
Apr 29 '17 at 8:24
Yes, you have to choose the log file you want to use. Then I believe you will have to restart the player for the changes to take effect. Also, make sure the verbosity is set to either 1 or 2 depending on the detail of error logging you would like.
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 29 '17 at 8:36
Yes, you have to choose the log file you want to use. Then I believe you will have to restart the player for the changes to take effect. Also, make sure the verbosity is set to either 1 or 2 depending on the detail of error logging you would like.
– Nick Rodriguez
Apr 29 '17 at 8:36
add a comment |
Thanks to Pananoid Panda and Kluegerama for supplying the detail, but I think this answer needs to be more concise. For those of you looking to enable logging in VLC the following steps are confirmed to work on Mac, Linux and Windows.
On a PC go to Tools -> Preferences -> Press "Show All" button (bottom left of pop-up window) -> Advanced -> Advanced settings -> Logger. On a Mac preferences is under the VLC menu, the rest is the same as for PC.
Tick the box to 'Log to file'. Specify log file name under where it says 'Log filename' and click the browse button to set a location for the log file. You must browse to where you want the log file to be, then click Save (Select on a Mac).
Choose Text for the Log format.
Set verbosity to Debug (option 2 on older versions) - other options are Info, Warning (both option 1 on older versions) and Error. The Default option is equivalent to 0 on older versions.
Click the Save button and exit VLC.
Restart VLC.
When you next start VLC, it will be logging all activity to the file specified.
answered Sep 6 '17 at 11:19
AnotherLongUsernameAnotherLongUsername
11115
Useful writeup, though #2 log to file box no longer present, looks to have been moved to logging from before.
– dez93_2000
Oct 13 '18 at 6:58
add a comment |
Thanks to Pananoid Panda and Kluegerama for supplying the detail, but I think this answer needs to be more concise. For those of you looking to enable logging in VLC the following steps are confirmed to work on Mac, Linux and Windows.
On a PC go to Tools -> Preferences -> Press "Show All" button (bottom left of pop-up window) -> Advanced -> Advanced settings -> Logger. On a Mac preferences is under the VLC menu, the rest is the same as for PC.
Tick the box to 'Log to file'. Specify log file name under where it says 'Log filename' and click the browse button to set a location for the log file. You must browse to where you want the log file to be, then click Save (Select on a Mac).
Choose Text for the Log format.
Set verbosity to Debug (option 2 on older versions) - other options are Info, Warning (both option 1 on older versions) and Error. The Default option is equivalent to 0 on older versions.
Click the Save button and exit VLC.
Restart VLC.
When you next start VLC, it will be logging all activity to the file specified.
answered Sep 6 '17 at 11:19
AnotherLongUsernameAnotherLongUsername
11115
Useful writeup, though #2 log to file box no longer present, looks to have been moved to logging from before.
– dez93_2000
Oct 13 '18 at 6:58
add a comment |
Thanks to Pananoid Panda and Kluegerama for supplying the detail, but I think this answer needs to be more concise. For those of you looking to enable logging in VLC the following steps are confirmed to work on Mac, Linux and Windows.
On a PC go to Tools -> Preferences -> Press "Show All" button (bottom left of pop-up window) -> Advanced -> Advanced settings -> Logger. On a Mac preferences is under the VLC menu, the rest is the same as for PC.
Tick the box to 'Log to file'. Specify log file name under where it says 'Log filename' and click the browse button to set a location for the log file. You must browse to where you want the log file to be, then click Save (Select on a Mac).
Choose Text for the Log format.
Set verbosity to Debug (option 2 on older versions) - other options are Info, Warning (both option 1 on older versions) and Error. The Default option is equivalent to 0 on older versions.
Click the Save button and exit VLC.
Restart VLC.
When you next start VLC, it will be logging all activity to the file specified.
answered Sep 6 '17 at 11:19
AnotherLongUsernameAnotherLongUsername
11115
Thanks to Pananoid Panda and Kluegerama for supplying the detail, but I think this answer needs to be more concise. For those of you looking to enable logging in VLC the following steps are confirmed to work on Mac, Linux and Windows.
On a PC go to Tools -> Preferences -> Press "Show All" button (bottom left of pop-up window) -> Advanced -> Advanced settings -> Logger. On a Mac preferences is under the VLC menu, the rest is the same as for PC.
Tick the box to 'Log to file'. Specify log file name under where it says 'Log filename' and click the browse button to set a location for the log file. You must browse to where you want the log file to be, then click Save (Select on a Mac).
Choose Text for the Log format.
Set verbosity to Debug (option 2 on older versions) - other options are Info, Warning (both option 1 on older versions) and Error. The Default option is equivalent to 0 on older versions.
Click the Save button and exit VLC.
Restart VLC.
When you next start VLC, it will be logging all activity to the file specified.
answered Sep 6 '17 at 11:19
AnotherLongUsernameAnotherLongUsername
11115
edited Oct 24 '18 at 19:49
answered Sep 6 '17 at 11:19
AnotherLongUsernameAnotherLongUsername
11115
answered Sep 6 '17 at 11:19
AnotherLongUsernameAnotherLongUsername
11115
answered Sep 6 '17 at 11:19
AnotherLongUsernameAnotherLongUsername
11115
11115
Useful writeup, though #2 log to file box no longer present, looks to have been moved to logging from before.
– dez93_2000
Oct 13 '18 at 6:58
add a comment |
Useful writeup, though #2 log to file box no longer present, looks to have been moved to logging from before.
– dez93_2000
Oct 13 '18 at 6:58
Useful writeup, though #2 log to file box no longer present, looks to have been moved to logging from before.
– dez93_2000
Oct 13 '18 at 6:58
Useful writeup, though #2 log to file box no longer present, looks to have been moved to logging from before.
– dez93_2000
Oct 13 '18 at 6:58
add a comment |
To add to what Paranoid Panda said, you must also enable logging:
Select the "Interface" section in Preferences (after following the same directions for showing all settings), and check the appropriate for "Log to file" and/or "Log to syslog".
answered Aug 11 '17 at 23:56
klugeramaklugerama
1413
This should be the accepted answer. (I've never seen an accepted answer with negative votes before!)
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:11
add a comment |
To add to what Paranoid Panda said, you must also enable logging:
Select the "Interface" section in Preferences (after following the same directions for showing all settings), and check the appropriate for "Log to file" and/or "Log to syslog".
answered Aug 11 '17 at 23:56
klugeramaklugerama
1413
This should be the accepted answer. (I've never seen an accepted answer with negative votes before!)
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:11
add a comment |
To add to what Paranoid Panda said, you must also enable logging:
Select the "Interface" section in Preferences (after following the same directions for showing all settings), and check the appropriate for "Log to file" and/or "Log to syslog".
answered Aug 11 '17 at 23:56
klugeramaklugerama
1413
To add to what Paranoid Panda said, you must also enable logging:
Select the "Interface" section in Preferences (after following the same directions for showing all settings), and check the appropriate for "Log to file" and/or "Log to syslog".
answered Aug 11 '17 at 23:56
klugeramaklugerama
1413
answered Aug 11 '17 at 23:56
klugeramaklugerama
1413
answered Aug 11 '17 at 23:56
klugeramaklugerama
1413
answered Aug 11 '17 at 23:56
klugeramaklugerama
1413
1413
This should be the accepted answer. (I've never seen an accepted answer with negative votes before!)
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:11
add a comment |
This should be the accepted answer. (I've never seen an accepted answer with negative votes before!)
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:11
This should be the accepted answer. (I've never seen an accepted answer with negative votes before!)
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:11
This should be the accepted answer. (I've never seen an accepted answer with negative votes before!)
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:11
add a comment |
You can set the location and verbosity level for the VLC log file like this:
- Select
Tools→Preferencesfrom the menu (or type CTRL + P) - In the
Show settingsradio buttons at the bottom left of the preferences window, click 'All' - Go to
Advanced→Loggingin the preferences tree
According to the manpage, this is what the different levels of verbosity mean:
0 = silent
1 = info/warning messages
2 = debug
edited Feb 22 '18 at 0:45
Michael Scheper
1277
add a comment |
You can set the location and verbosity level for the VLC log file like this:
- Select
Tools→Preferencesfrom the menu (or type CTRL + P) - In the
Show settingsradio buttons at the bottom left of the preferences window, click 'All' - Go to
Advanced→Loggingin the preferences tree
According to the manpage, this is what the different levels of verbosity mean:
0 = silent
1 = info/warning messages
2 = debug
edited Feb 22 '18 at 0:45
Michael Scheper
1277
add a comment |
You can set the location and verbosity level for the VLC log file like this:
- Select
Tools→Preferencesfrom the menu (or type CTRL + P) - In the
Show settingsradio buttons at the bottom left of the preferences window, click 'All' - Go to
Advanced→Loggingin the preferences tree
According to the manpage, this is what the different levels of verbosity mean:
0 = silent
1 = info/warning messages
2 = debug
edited Feb 22 '18 at 0:45
Michael Scheper
1277
You can set the location and verbosity level for the VLC log file like this:
- Select
Tools→Preferencesfrom the menu (or type CTRL + P) - In the
Show settingsradio buttons at the bottom left of the preferences window, click 'All' - Go to
Advanced→Loggingin the preferences tree
According to the manpage, this is what the different levels of verbosity mean:
0 = silent
1 = info/warning messages
2 = debug
edited Feb 22 '18 at 0:45
Michael Scheper
1277
edited Feb 22 '18 at 0:45
Michael Scheper
1277
edited Feb 22 '18 at 0:45
Michael Scheper
1277
edited Feb 22 '18 at 0:45
Michael Scheper
1277
1277
answered Apr 28 '17 at 20:39
user364819
add a comment |
add a comment |
Before you set VLC to log to file as @AnotherLongUsername described, VLC will be logging to /var/log/syslog. This file is shared among many different applications, so you will have to search for "vlc" to find VLC's messages.
answered Jan 8 at 22:15
ZoltánZoltán
2501215
add a comment |
Before you set VLC to log to file as @AnotherLongUsername described, VLC will be logging to /var/log/syslog. This file is shared among many different applications, so you will have to search for "vlc" to find VLC's messages.
answered Jan 8 at 22:15
ZoltánZoltán
2501215
add a comment |
Before you set VLC to log to file as @AnotherLongUsername described, VLC will be logging to /var/log/syslog. This file is shared among many different applications, so you will have to search for "vlc" to find VLC's messages.
answered Jan 8 at 22:15
ZoltánZoltán
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Before you set VLC to log to file as @AnotherLongUsername described, VLC will be logging to /var/log/syslog. This file is shared among many different applications, so you will have to search for "vlc" to find VLC's messages.
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It seems that by default, logging isn't turned on. You can save a lot of mucking about by going straight to @klugerama's answer: askubuntu.com/a/945445/135088
– Michael Scheper
Feb 21 '18 at 20:09