How to set a sleep timer for VLC on Linux

Apr 9, 202403:00 AM

Here is a way to control VLC from the command line (CLI) to stop playback:

install: https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl
then in a terminal type playerctl --player=vlc stop or playerctl --player=vlc pause (assuming VLC is running in one instance).
To pause VLC after 30 minutes use the following command: sleep 30m && playerctl --player=vlc pause.