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cvlc command does not work after upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04

cn flag

After upgrading to Ubuntu 20.4 I cannot run vlc from a terminal. This is what happens:

$ ls 
MashaAndTheBearCompilation.mp4  NomadenDerLuefte.mp4
$ cvlc MashaAndTheBearCompilation.mp4
VLC media player 3.0.9.2 Vetinari (revision 3.0.9.2-0-gd4c1aefe4d)

I would very much appreciate any ideas about how to resolve this issue. Thank you for your time :)

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Can you try `cvlc -vv MashaAndTheBearCompilation.mp4`.
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cn flag
@andrew.46 it does not make any change, I still get the same result: `VLC media player 3.0.9.2 Vetinari (revision 3.0.9.2-0-gd4c1aefe4d)`
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And after running: `sudo apt-get install vlc-bin` ?
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cn flag
@andrew.46 it was already installed so it did not make any change, `vlc-bin is already the newest version (3.0.9.2-1).` I have also deleted the .config file. I am checking the log file and it reports: `-- logger module started -- main: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. main: playlist is empty -- logger module stopped --`
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@andrew.46 , thank you for the suggestions. I managed to solve the problem by doing the following: 1. uninstall VLC using Synaptic, then I also checked "Ubuntu Software" and removed it from there as well and last I deleted the /snap/vlc folder. I re-installed VLC using Synaptic and now everything works as it should. I guess VLC installation with snap is not so reliable.
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