DVD Playing in Ubuntu (FF)

Simian

Simian

Simian

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I'm new to Linux and I'm so far quite pleased!, I've got all my hardware working (printer, Scanner etc..), It found my network no probs and My MP3's play (better than in Windows!!)... :cool:

However... I can't get it to play DVD's.. I've tried various players from the list, but all to no avail!.. I even tried VLC as someone said it works without installing any other codecs etc...

Can someone point me to where I can get, and how to set up, a DVD player for Ubuntu v7.04, that Plays 'Off the Shelf' DVD's and one that I don't have to faf with too much with!... I am a n00b afterall, and this 'Terminal' thing stumps me every now and then!..

Plus.. My DVD drive (LG DVD-RAM) is RPC 1... will this play all regions without any extra software (like Region Killer in Windows!!)???..

Cherers
Sim :)

If this is illegal (like I've seen people saying on other websites), please email me...
 
daven1986 said:
ya do an apt-get libdvdcss then it should play in mplayer and vlc etc.
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[n00b ALERT] How do I do this then?? [/n00b ALERT] (sorry) :(

Do I type that into 'Add/Remove' or is it a Terminal thinngy command??.

Cheers
Sim :)
 
Simian said:
[n00b ALERT] How do I do this then?? [/n00b ALERT] (sorry) :(

Do I type that into 'Add/Remove' or is it a Terminal thinngy command??.

Cheers
Sim :)
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the apt get commend goes in the terminal window (like a dos box/prompt )

Open a terminal window and type

apt-get libdvdcss

at the prompt and press enter
 
feriso said:
the apt get commend goes in the terminal window (like a dos box/prompt )

Open a terminal window and type

apt-get libdvdcss

at the prompt and press enter
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You need to prefix that with sudo, so:
Code: 
sudo apt-get libdvdcss
**Enter your password when prompted**

Aptitude needs root priveledges to run, otherwise it'll moan about not having permission ;)

-Leezer-
 
Nuts, sorry- Thats what comes of paying not enough attention ;) Try this-
Code: 
sudo apt-get install libdvdcss
**Enter your password when prompted**

The option parameter telling apt-get what to actually do with libdvdcss was missing- You can have install, remove etc. etc.

-Leezer-
 
You'll need to first open up the non-free repositories. System -> Administration -> Software Sources -> check all the boxes in the "Ubuntu Software" tab.

Then open up the command line and type
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libdvdcss

If you don't want to use the command line you can always use Synaptic to install this as well. System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager
 
I now get..
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package libdvdcss is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package libdvdcss has no installation candidate
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Where/What else??.. DVD playback is the only remaining thing I can't do that I can in the Dreaded Windows :(
 
Oooooooop Just found this!.. :rolleyes:

https://help.ubuntu.com/7.04/musicvideophotos/C/video.html#video-dvd

Typed the
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh
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As it says!.. and my R1 'Enemy of the State' played first time!.. (straight into the movie!.. no Menu's etc...) in VLC

Now I just want to get VLC to open by default (the gxine player still won't work!) but I don't know the command to put into Removable Drives and Media..

Edit.. Whats Automatix??
 
BillytheImpaler said:
http://www.getautomatix.com/ :)
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Thanks!.. I've just had to re-install Ubuntu after installing that!.. it 'Removed' 45 packages (some I can guess were important) and installed 5 New ones!.. I got an Error to run a script in Terminal... Terminal was missing!!!... I re-booted... it got past the login and stopped!... I tried the 'Repair' bootup ran the script there... still hung on login...

So I've now re-installed the OS...
 
Simian said:
Thanks!.. I've just had to re-install Ubuntu after installing that!.. it 'Removed' 45 packages (some I can guess were important) and installed 5 New ones!.. I got an Error to run a script in Terminal... Terminal was missing!!!... I re-booted... it got past the login and stopped!... I tried the 'Repair' bootup ran the script there... still hung on login...

So I've now re-installed the OS...
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Never, ever, ever touch these types of scripts with a bargepole ;)
Trouble is that they never account for the odd contingencies, such as just appears to have happened.
The only time I'd consider running one of these is directly on a fresh, 100% updated install (And even then I'd avoid if at all possible).

I would advise reading the Ubuntu Guide website I linked above, it should have instructions for just about anything you can think of on. (Well, not quite but still!)

-Leezer-
 
Got it back!... :cool: :D

Its running schweet!.. and either I'm high, or its sooooooooo much faster than windows...

Got most of the stuff how I want it!... Only installing (and uninstalling if it turns out to be crap) stuff that appears in the Add/Remove programs thinggy!..

Cheers All!...

Sim :)
 
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