UPDATE: instead of an "apt-get install vlc" from the universe repo, i tried to compile from source with "apt-get -b source vlc". Now the volume control is available and effective, but the applet i estetically imperfect. I run kubuntu in a amd sempron with a custom 2.6.19 kernel.
-- VLC volume control missing https://launchpad.net/bugs/91248 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
