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I installed VLC......reporting "Permission denied!" error.
How did you install VLC? Is it the official Debian version or one from somewhere else? Is it running as spot?
You may wish to try the one I compiled:-
https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=111608#p111608
It runs as root and for me ...

Hi! I just moved to BookwormPup from FossaPup, then I installed VLC. When playing media files with VLC, I found out, that if the file is in /root or /home/spot, it played well. But, if I tried opening a file from other mounted partitions in VLC, it wouldn't play and reporting "Permission denied ...

Hi! I just moved to BookwormPup from FossaPup, then I installed VLC. When playing media files with VLC, I found out, that if the file is in /root or /home/spot, it played well. But, if I tried opening a file from other mounted partitions in VLC, it wouldn't play and reporting "Permission denied ...