VLC keeps crashing!

[wolfman]

Hi @gent340,

did you install any graphics card drivers?:

AMD/ATI owners read this before upgrading to 16.04

EDIT: POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR SOME WHO HAVE A CARD ON THE LIST HERE: http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Radeon-GPU-PRO-Linux-Beta-Driver–Release-Notes.aspx Take a look here if you have an AMD/ATI graphics card/chip if you intend to upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04: IF YOU ARE LUCKY YOU WILL FIND YOUR AMD CARD ON THE FOLLOWING LIST BUT PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND DON’T CHANCE YOUR ARM!: https://support.amd.com/en-us/download/linux

Have you done a full system update?:

Ubuntu Mate Update Guide

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