Hello, For me the temporary workaround above don't work (it causes VLC to show up an Error):
"Workaround: go to /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop Add this line at the bottom: X-KDE-Protocols=http,ftp,smb" PS: I'm running Kubuntu 11.04 32 bit with w32codecs and kubuntu-restricted-extras from Medibuntu Repositories... -- André Madureira -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737192 Title: [Kubuntu and VLC] - Use of KIO SLAVES to open remote files (located in Network) instead of needing CIFS to do it -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs