VLC could not decode the format "mp4a" (MPEG AAC Audio)

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  1. download fdk-aac source code

  2. build and install:

tar -xf fdk-aac-2.0.2.tar.gz -C /tmp
cd /tmp/fdk-aac-2.0.2
./configure --prefix=/usr/local --disable-static
make
sudo make install
  1. modify the vlc.desktop file:
sudo vi /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop

change line:

Exec=/usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U

to:

Exec=env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U

now, VLC can decode ACC audio.

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