I am Using VLC media player to watch movies on Zorin OS, but recently I faced this problem. After click on the x button and closing VLC, I am unable to open it back! Even shutting it off from the taskbar wont Shut it Down.
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Are you Using Zorin OS Lite 
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Yes I am Using Lite!
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You need to kill it in the Task Manager.
It's some sort of Bug 
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everytime?
yes every time it hangs!
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I would try a different video player such as SMPlayer.
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to fix it permanently, after killing it in task manger, open vlc app again and click on Tools -> Preferences. Select Video at the top. for Output, select "XVideo output (XCB)". this should fix the issue permanently. I've tried that solution and i'm using vlc without any problem
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Not Working, But made vlc more buggier. Looks like need to stick on the Usual Trick and automatic output 
oh, i don't know , but it's working very very good with me,and worked well with the user who asked the question in the link , i don't know may be u r using anther version of vlc, i didn't install vlc from snap, i install it from sudo apt install VLC
Just Found a Famous Solution for your Problem,
Try to reinstall vlc 
sudo apt purge vlc
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install vlc
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Just, Finished reinstalling. So, Far every thing in great.
but i don't know, i think with that command u have installed 3 apps, vlc ,gimp ,gparted, 0ad(game).
I don't know , may be removing vlc and reinstall it with the last version fixed that, or may be the snap vlc app not working well like the ppa version, but anyway it's working, there is reference for that solution, we can get more details ?
I Copied the wrong Command , My bad.
sudo apt purge gimp
sudo apt purge 0ad
sudo apt autoremove
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