After having used OMXPlayer for many years, I am now trying to install vlc for command line on a Raspberry Pi B+ (Buster Lite) without X:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install vlc-bin
Testing vlc with cvlc /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/test.h264
or another video gives no video output or error, only
VLC media player 3.0.12 Vetinari (revision 1.0.6-1618-g917488b78)
Testing on a Raspberry Pi 3+ (Stretch Lite) without X gives the same result.
-V aa
or-V fb
-V aa
or-V fb
makes no difference.