VLC is my favorite media player — but try launching it as root on Linux, and it just... refuses. In this video, we reverse-engineer the binary, trace the system calls, locate the one conditional jump responsible — and patch just one byte to fix it. No source code. No recompile. Just hex editing. 👨‍💻 Tools used: strace, objdump, and a hex editor 📺 Related video: View file byte-by-byte with a hex editor ← linked via card ⚠️ Note: Running GUI apps as root is generally discouraged. This is for educational purposes.