Yesterday (2011-09-26) evening update from main repositories (including a full update of unity/ubuntu-desktop) => VLC no longer crashes or resize out of sense with the playlist => VLC can start in unity, the only side issue now is I cannot move the window. VLC is stuck to the top bar. You can have full screen or resize the back of VLC window. No way to move the window.
Yesterday (2011-09-26) evening update from main repositories (including a full update of unity/ubuntu- desktop) => VLC no longer crashes or resize out of sense with the playlist => VLC can start in unity, the only side issue now is I cannot move the window. VLC is stuck to the top bar. You can have full screen or resize the back of VLC window. No way to move the window.