VLC player crashes trying to open mkv files

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Hi,

My vlc player cannot open mkv files for some reason :S I checked and it seems like it complied with --enable-mkv option, so no problem in that. When I open it in the terminal and try to open mkv file, last thing in the message is “segmentation fault”. So, is there a way that I could solve this?

Best Regards,

Yaşar Arabacı

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Hello Yasar

Read this MKV Player for Linux - VideoLAN VLC media player

This Re: [opensuse] oss 11.0 VLC not supporting mkv video

and this how to play .mkv file

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And this mkv codec only

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Ok, I solved the problem. Thx a lot.

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Ok no problem.

Always Friendly!!!;):slight_smile:

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According to the VLC official site, VLC does support MKV files. However, if the MKV files is HD or the file length is too long, it often has a lot of problems, like your question, the VLC crashes. Here is a recommended detailed guide to successfully play MKV in VLC

** This guide helps:**

  • Play HD MKV, 720P MKV, 1080P MKV, and other standard MKV files in VLC
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  • Import MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, MPEG, Xvid, DivX, 3GP, FLV, MOD, TOD, WTV, MXF, MVI, F4V, AVCHD videos to play on VLC
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