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I read these instructions:

https://wiki.videolan.org/How_to_play_multiple_instances_of_VLC/

and my settings are already that which are recommended. But when I go to open multiple windows, in vlc, one closes, and something else opens.

I think multiple windows used to be default but whatever. I have Ubuntu Mate 15.10, and a Nvidea GeForce GTX 460 so I know graphic processing ability isn't an issue.

vlc setup

Unless I'm being stupid, I don't see what the problem is. How can I have multiple VLC instances open concurrently?

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In fact as edwinksl has pointed out you appear to have left one of the vital settings checked:

Use only one instance when started from file manager

instead of having it unchecked. Works nicely with this setting unchecked when I tested on my own system:

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A little difficult to listen to both at once mind you :)

Note: There are some limitations on this technique which I suspect you have bumped up against:

  1. You can only have a single window open if you open files directly with 'File -> Open' from within a single running vlc.
  2. However you can use 'File -> Open' from multiple separate open vlc instances and thereby play multiple files.
  3. You can have many vlc windows playing individual media files as in my screenshot, when you use: 'right click + Open in vlc'. You can do this multiple times and this is my own preferred technique from within a file manager.

Hopefully this is clear?

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