'vlc --reset-config' should fix the problem. Be sure to not enable podcasts in the preference dialog. You don't need to enable it to use it anyway.
Correct fix would require change in libproxy. ** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid ** Also affects: libproxy (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/786027 Title: VLC not run on Ubuntu 11.04 Unity -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs