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Unable to save subtitles on Linux #213
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I'm having the same issue on Arch linux (manjaro-i3). |
Seems like currently the only solution is to use the latest nightly version of vlc #214 |
The nightly version of vlc have a different version of this same plugin. While the latest version here is: The real latest version is: I tried to use the new plugin with older VLC but had some "vlc.io.names" errors, don't know how to fix, as the older uses "io.names" and just changing this won't work (VLC api changes maybe?). Didn't go further as I don't know Lua and missed where the "zip" changes from the old version. |
I really wish this was built on python, not Lua |
I had the same issue on ubuntu, I found out the the cache folder is missing. Creating the cache folder fixed the issue for me. |
I have the cache folder where it should be.. |
@gilelias |
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@gilelias worked like a charm, thanks! |
mkdir ~/.cache/vlc worked, thanks! |
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What about VLC snap installs? will it still makes sense to create a ~/.cache/vlc in the home folder?? |
Try to make the .cache folder in the snap folder inside the common in the vlc folder. |
Hi Mostafa, I did figure that out a few weeks ago. It does work btw. Thank you anyway. |
I have tried all alternatives above without susscess in Ubuntu 18.04... i'll still waiting for a definitive solution. |
@gilelias This worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04 |
I came here because I had issues with downloading subtitles (some of them worked, some not, gz file was downloaded, but subtitles were not found). I found out that VLSub 0.11 assumes that opensubtitles I prepared a version with fix that searches for a file instead of extension and it works perfectly for me. If someone has same issue as I had, feel free to replace Also |
The same is happening to me on mac. Can someone guide on how to get it fixed there. |
Ubuntu 18, Cache folder in ~/.cache/vlc did the trick for me. |
@gilelias VLC downloads the .srt.gz but to ~/.config/vlc but then it hangs. Like it can't gunzip and copy. |
@gilelias Thanks for this. Was annoyed by this for a while and finally stopped being lazy and looked into it. recreating the .cache/vlc directory fixed the issue for me on arch. how did you think to look for the cache folder? did you see it complain it was missing somewhere? wished the error for this had been more verbose. |
I see.. so pretty much under the hood. |
In Lubuntu 18.0.4.1 LTS, guys, for some reason I don't fully understand, creating the "cache" folder under the "root" user, VLC still wasn't loading my subtitles. Yet, when I've exited and re-created it under the user I've installed Lubuntu initially, |
@iuliandonici well, makes sense if you are running vlc from that user account no? if you start vlc from your normal user account (which you should) then it will look for the .cache folder in your home directory. i.e: ~ |
For me also the missing part was vlc inside .cache 😆 |
for some of you who already had VLC folder in .cache , try deleting the vlc folder and recreating it with mkdir ~/.cache/vlc and then restart vlc. this is what worked for me (and is somewhat alluded to in previous comments) |
@gilelias the |
still an issue.. Devs can this folder please be created as part of the install(s) |
@gilelias's solution mkdir ~/.cache/vlc worked for me too on 19.10 😄 |
mkdir ~/.cache/vlc worked for me too Fedora 31 |
Same here |
The command mkdir ~/.cache/vlc worked for me. |
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It didn't work for me, either of them. I'm using Raspbian, a Debian based OS for raspberry pi. |
This worked for me! It seems that if you have installed vlc using snap then you need to create the |
The correct command is: |
Same here! |
Why is it still not fixed in a proper way in master branch? The solution is found, yet it's not incorporated in the code, and it is not the optimal one on top of that. |
Also still a problem on Ubuntu 20.04, with VLC Vetinari 3.0.8. Annoying. So the Debian / Ubuntu packagers don't want to or can't solve this? I thought the correct lua script was already available? Is it a matter of principle that nobody solves this? |
Clear Linux. flapack of VLC Vetinari 3.0.8. Same issue |
Hello to everyone interested in this bug. A few years ago VLSub was incorporated directly into VLC. That's why I think this bug has been ignored here. I have created a bug report with the VLC team at their tracker. If you think you can add any useful information to help the developers fix it please chip in! |
The ticket has been closed with: "Already fixed in 3.0.9.1 " |
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Worked for me in Ubuntu budgie 20.04, thanks :) |
Holy cow... its year 2020, and i still have to execute mkdir ~/.cache/vlc, in every linux distro i install. How hard it is to fix this? how many years until this can be done automatically by the install process? |
Cuz the last commit was 3 years ago :-: |
this worked for me as well ... thank you... (linuxmint 19.1 Cinnamon) |
I forgot that I installed VLC using snap.
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My OS: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) The following steps worked for me:
When you download a subtitle, it still gives the error "Unable to save subtitles in folder, using config folder", but it works. |
I have the same problem with version 3.0.19. |
You might wanna take a look at this |
I don't see any fix for Windows there. |
Buddy read the comment, VLSub was incorporated directly into VLC years ago. |
The directory and the file, both are owned by me.
I ran a
chown -R dev:dev /home/dev
just to make sure.This is the absolute path to file
/home/dev/Downloads/Westworld.S01E10.avi
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