Hi all,
I’m trying to install VLC 4.0 (vlc-git) but I receive an error saying it breaks vlc-plugin-lua
What is the correct procedure for replacing VLC 3 with VLC 4?
I would suggest not installing the GIT version.
What’s the problem with VLC? Or are you just chasing the bleeding edge?
VLC 4.0 is a development version: not yet stable, so it could be unstable and some plugins may not work correctly.
If you REALLY want it, then you have to remove:
sudo pacman -R vlc-plugin-lua
You can go back later, removing the GIT and re-installing VLC and the plugins.
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Probably that will not be enough. At least in my case, this package is installed through vlc-plugins-all and that one also needs to be uninstalled. For example:
sudo pacman -Rc vlc-plugin-lua
But that leaves a bunch of vlc plugin packages as orphans. Also I don’t know if the plugins will work with the new version, so probably better to uninstall all plugins:
sudo pacman -Rs vlc-plugins-all
This will also uninstall a bunch of packages that are installed for theses plugins and are not needed anymore. Possible it will uninstall vlc itself, but I’m not sure, as I don’t have it installed myself.
There is also more vlc plugins in the package vlc-plugins-base but some parts of KDE Plasma seem to need them.
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Hi @Ben and @cfinnberg
Uninstalling vlc-plugin-lua using pacman removes also vlc, vlc-plugins-all and vlc-gui-qt
[mirto@bianco500 ~]$ sudo pacman -Rc vlc-plugin-lua
[sudo] password di mirto:
controllo delle dipendenze in corso...
:: vlc-cli richiede facoltativamente vlc-plugin-lua: for Lua scripting plugins
Pacchetti (4) vlc-3.0.23_2-7 vlc-gui-qt-3.0.23_2-7 vlc-plugins-all-3.0.23_2-7 vlc-plugin-lua-3.0.23_2-7
Dimensione totale dei pacchetti rimossi: 46,23 MiB
:: Vuoi rimuovere questi pacchetti? [S/n]
:: Elaborazione delle modifiche al pacchetto...
(1/4) rimozione in corso di vlc [##############################################################################] 100%
(2/4) rimozione in corso di vlc-plugins-all [##############################################################################] 100%
(3/4) rimozione in corso di vlc-gui-qt [##############################################################################] 100%
(4/4) rimozione in corso di vlc-plugin-lua [##############################################################################] 100%
:: Esecuzione degli hook di post-transazione...
(1/4) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/4) Updating icon theme caches...
(3/4) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
(4/4) Updating the vlc plugin cache...
[mirto@bianco500 ~]$
At this point pamac-manager allow me to install vlc-git and identifies all the orphaned plugins removing them
Thanks to all
BTW I don’t like the unstable bleeding edge in fact I’m using the stable Manjaro channel
But VLC 3 have some annoyances, al least for me and my configuration.
I need to use the internal equalizer to ear the actors voices: (believe me) the Italian voices track have a lower volume compared to the other voice tracks. So the soundtrack overhangs the actors voices unless you use an equalizer to exalt human voices frequencies
Also VLC 3 seems sensitive to something in the system (probably a web browser) and there are some glithces (only sometimes)
Due to the fact that VLC 4 is in Beta status by many years, I decided to give it a try.
In VLC 4 the audio is correct without using an equalizer.
I tried VLC 4 inside a virtual machine accessing the video file through NFS. The video file was converted to full HD using Handbrake. I reproduced in a 4K monitor with virtual machine in full screen and inside VLC in full screen.
In these horrible conditions the reproduction was fine (with only some hesitations)
Then I decided to test VLC4 on bare metal
UPDATE
From Dolphin, double clicking on an mp4 or webm file VLC 4 opens correctly
Instead double clicking on an mkv file crashes VLC. For these files I have to open VLC, then open the mkv media file and everything works as expected
But this is acceptable for an (old) beta software
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Just a note that vlc-git provides the plugins within the package:
pamac info vlc-git
❯ pamac info vlc-git
Name : vlc-git
Version : 4.0.0.r37650.g7bd9665-1
Description : Multi-platform MPEG, VCD/DVD, and DivX player
(monolithic)
URL : https://github.com/videolan/vlc
Licenses : GPL-2.0-or-later LGPL-2.1-or-later
Repository : AUR
Groups : --
Depends On : aribb24 chromaprint faad2 ffmpeg fontconfig freetype2
fribidi gnutls harfbuzz libarchive libdvbpsi libebur128
libidn libmad libmatroska libmpcdec libplacebo
libsecret libupnp libxinerama libxml2 libxpm qt6-base
qt6-declarative qt6-svg rnnoise taglib xcb-util-keysyms
Optional Dependencies : kwallet [Installed]
libva-intel-driver [Installed]
libva-vdpau-driver
aom [Installed]
aribb25
avahi [Installed]
dav1d [Installed]
flac [Installed]
fluidsynth [Installed]
gst-plugins-base-libs [Installed]
gtk3 [Installed]
jack [Installed]
kwindowsystem [Installed]
libass [Installed]
libavc1394 [Installed]
libbluray [Installed]
libcaca [Installed]
libdc1394 [Installed]
libdvdnav [Installed]
libdvdread [Installed]
libgme [Installed]
libgoom2
libjpeg-turbo [Installed]
libkate
libmicrodns [Installed]
libmodplug [Installed]
libmtp [Installed]
libnfs
libnotify [Installed]
libogg [Installed]
libpng [Installed]
libpulse [Installed]
librsvg [Installed]
libsamplerate [Installed]
libshout [Installed]
libsoxr [Installed]
libssh2 [Installed]
libtheora [Installed]
libtiger
libvorbis [Installed]
libvpx [Installed]
libxkbcommon [Installed]
lirc
live-media
mpg123 [Installed]
opus [Installed]
pcsclite [Installed]
projectm
protobuf [Installed]
smbclient [Installed]
speex [Installed]
srt [Installed]
systemd-libs [Installed]
twolame [Installed]
zvbi [Installed]
Make Dependencies : ffnvcodec-headers git lua meson qt6-shadertools
qt6-tools vulkan-headers wayland-protocols aom aribb25
avahi dav1d flac fluidsynth gst-plugins-base-libs gtk3
jack kwindowsystem libass libavc1394 libbluray libcaca
libdc1394 libdvdnav libdvdread libgme libgoom2
libjpeg-turbo libkate libmicrodns libmodplug libmtp
libnfs libnotify libogg libpng libpulse librsvg
libsamplerate libshout libsoxr libssh2 libtheora
libtiger libvorbis libvpx libxkbcommon lirc live-media
mpg123 opus pcsclite projectm protobuf smbclient speex
srt systemd-libs twolame zvbi
Check Dependencies : --
Provides : libvlc.so libvlccore.so vlc=4.0.0.r37650
libvlc=4.0.0.r37650 vlc-cli vlc-gui-ncurses vlc-gui-qt
vlc-gui-skins2 vlc-plugin-a52dec vlc-plugin-aalib
vlc-plugin-alsa vlc-plugin-aom vlc-plugin-archive
vlc-plugin-aribb24 vlc-plugin-aribb25 vlc-plugin-ass
vlc-plugin-avahi vlc-plugin-bluray vlc-plugin-caca
vlc-plugin-cddb vlc-plugin-chromecast vlc-plugin-dav1d
vlc-plugin-dbus vlc-plugin-dbus-screensaver
vlc-plugin-dca vlc-plugin-dvb vlc-plugin-dvd
vlc-plugin-faad2 vlc-plugin-ffmpeg vlc-plugin-firewire
vlc-plugin-flac vlc-plugin-fluidsynth
vlc-plugin-freetype vlc-plugin-gme vlc-plugin-gnutls
vlc-plugin-gstreamer vlc-plugin-inflate vlc-plugin-jack
vlc-plugin-journal vlc-plugin-jpeg vlc-plugin-kate
vlc-plugin-kwallet vlc-plugin-libsecret vlc-plugin-lirc
vlc-plugin-live555 vlc-plugin-mad vlc-plugin-matroska
vlc-plugin-mdns vlc-plugin-modplug vlc-plugin-mpeg2
vlc-plugin-mpg123 vlc-plugin-mtp vlc-plugin-musepack
vlc-plugin-nfs vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-ogg
vlc-plugin-opus vlc-plugin-png vlc-plugin-pulse
vlc-plugin-quicksync vlc-plugin-samplerate
vlc-plugin-sdl vlc-plugin-sftp vlc-plugin-shout
vlc-plugin-smb vlc-plugin-soxr vlc-plugin-speex
vlc-plugin-srt vlc-plugin-svg vlc-plugin-tag
vlc-plugin-theora vlc-plugin-twolame vlc-plugin-udev
vlc-plugin-upnp vlc-plugin-vorbis vlc-plugin-vpx
vlc-plugin-x264 vlc-plugin-x265 vlc-plugin-xml
vlc-plugin-zvbi vlc-plugins-all vlc-plugins-base
vlc-plugins-extra vlc-plugins-video-output
vlc-plugins-visualization
Replaces : --
Conflicts With : vlc libvlc vlc-cli vlc-gui-ncurses vlc-gui-qt
vlc-gui-skins2 vlc-plugin-a52dec vlc-plugin-aalib
vlc-plugin-alsa vlc-plugin-aom vlc-plugin-archive
vlc-plugin-aribb24 vlc-plugin-aribb25 vlc-plugin-ass
vlc-plugin-avahi vlc-plugin-bluray vlc-plugin-caca
vlc-plugin-cddb vlc-plugin-chromecast vlc-plugin-dav1d
vlc-plugin-dbus vlc-plugin-dbus-screensaver
vlc-plugin-dca vlc-plugin-dvb vlc-plugin-dvd
vlc-plugin-faad2 vlc-plugin-ffmpeg vlc-plugin-firewire
vlc-plugin-flac vlc-plugin-fluidsynth
vlc-plugin-freetype vlc-plugin-gme vlc-plugin-gnutls
vlc-plugin-gstreamer vlc-plugin-inflate vlc-plugin-jack
vlc-plugin-journal vlc-plugin-jpeg vlc-plugin-kate
vlc-plugin-kwallet vlc-plugin-libsecret vlc-plugin-lirc
vlc-plugin-live555 vlc-plugin-mad vlc-plugin-matroska
vlc-plugin-mdns vlc-plugin-modplug vlc-plugin-mpeg2
vlc-plugin-mpg123 vlc-plugin-mtp vlc-plugin-musepack
vlc-plugin-nfs vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-ogg
vlc-plugin-opus vlc-plugin-png vlc-plugin-pulse
vlc-plugin-quicksync vlc-plugin-samplerate
vlc-plugin-sdl vlc-plugin-sftp vlc-plugin-shout
vlc-plugin-smb vlc-plugin-soxr vlc-plugin-speex
vlc-plugin-srt vlc-plugin-svg vlc-plugin-tag
vlc-plugin-theora vlc-plugin-twolame vlc-plugin-udev
vlc-plugin-upnp vlc-plugin-vorbis vlc-plugin-vpx
vlc-plugin-x264 vlc-plugin-x265 vlc-plugin-xml
vlc-plugin-zvbi vlc-plugins-all vlc-plugins-base
vlc-plugins-extra vlc-plugins-video-output
vlc-plugins-visualization
Maintainer : xiota
First Submitted : Tue 01 Apr 2008 23:14:36
Last Modified : Sun 21 Jun 2026 07:26:44
Votes : 214
Out of Date : --
However, vlc (in Testing branch) has the plugins as optional dependencies requiring installation of the plugin packages:
pamac info vlc
❯ pamac info vlc
Name : vlc
Version : 3.0.23_2-7
Description : Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player
and framework
URL : https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Licenses : GPL-2.0-or-later LGPL-2.1-or-later
Repository : extra
Installed Size : 44.0 MB
Groups : --
Depends On : bash hicolor-icon-theme vlc-gui-qt=3.0.23_2
Optional Dependencies : vlc-gui-ncurses: for ncurses TUI
vlc-gui-skins2: for Skins2 GUI
vlc-plugins-all: for all plugins
vlc-plugins-extra: for extra plugins
vlc-plugins-visualization: for visualization plugins
vlc-plugin-aalib: for ASCII art video output support
vlc-plugin-aom: for AOM AV1 codec support
vlc-plugin-aribb24: for ARIB STD-24 codec and demux support
vlc-plugin-aribb25: for ARIB STD-25 stream filter support
vlc-plugin-ass: for SSA/ASS subtitle codec support
vlc-plugin-avahi: for mDNS/DNS-SD services discovery support
vlc-plugin-bluray: for Blu-ray access support
vlc-plugin-caca: for color ASCII art video output support
vlc-plugin-cddb: for CDDB access support
vlc-plugin-chromecast: for Chromecast stream out support
vlc-plugin-dca: for DTS Coherent Acoustics codec support
vlc-plugin-dvb: for DVB access, mux and demux support
vlc-plugin-dvd: for DVD access support
vlc-plugin-ffmpeg: for FFMPEG based access, codec, demux, packetizer, VDPAU, video chroma and video filter support
vlc-plugin-firewire: for FireWire device access support
vlc-plugin-fluidsynth: for FluidSynth codec support
vlc-plugin-freetype: for subtitle and on screen display text rendering support
vlc-plugin-gme: for Game Music Emulation demux support
vlc-plugin-gstreamer: for GStreamer codec support
vlc-plugin-jack: for JACK access and audio output support
vlc-plugin-kate: for kate karaoke codec support
vlc-plugin-libsecret: for libsecret keystore support
vlc-plugin-lirc: for infrared remote control support
vlc-plugin-live555: for RTP/RTSP stream access support
vlc-plugin-mad: for MPEG Audio Decoder audio filter support
vlc-plugin-mdns: for mDNS services discovery support
vlc-plugin-modplug: for MOD demux support
vlc-plugin-mpeg2: for MPEG2 codec support
vlc-plugin-mtp: for MTP device access and discovery support
vlc-plugin-musepack: for MusePack demux support
vlc-plugin-nfs: for NFS access support
vlc-plugin-notify: for notification support
vlc-plugin-samplerate: for samplerate audio filter support
vlc-plugin-sdl: for SDL codec support
vlc-plugin-sftp: for SFTP access support
vlc-plugin-smb: for SMB access support
vlc-plugin-soxr: for SoX Resampler audio filter support
vlc-plugin-srt: for SRT subtitle file support
vlc-plugin-svg: for SVG codec and text renderer support
vlc-plugin-udev: for ALSA services discovery support using udev
vlc-plugin-upnp: for UPnP services discovery support
vlc-plugin-x264: for H264/AVC encoding support
vlc-plugin-x265: for H265/HEVC encoding support
vlc-plugin-zvbi: for VBI access (also over V4L2) and codec support
Provides : --
Replaces : vlc-plugin
Conflicts With : vlc-plugin
Packager : Christian Heusel <gromit@archlinux.org>
Build Date : Thu 04 Jun 2026 05:05:03
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature
Possibly, when vlc v4 hits the repos, Arch will separate the plugins from the package so they can be installed separately (if that is possible).
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Thanks @scotty65
VLC 4 have some problems with some files (different files with the same extensions one opens correctly the other crashes vlc)
On bare metal there is no relefant difference in video play.
So I’m returning to VLC 3
__
UPDATE
Returning to VLC3 was solved with these commands (the trick was -dd )
sudo pacman -Rsn -dd vlc-git
sudo pacman -S vlc
sudo pacman -S vlc-plugins-all
Thanks
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