Comments on: How to watch DVD in Ubuntu Gutsy? http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14 Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Ultimate Guide To Manage Your Audio/Video Files In Linux - Make Tech Easier http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-6375 The Ultimate Guide To Manage Your Audio/Video Files In Linux - Make Tech Easier Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:59:06 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-6375 [...] Ubuntu does not allow you to play DVD movie due to legal and technical restrictions. You have to install the ubuntu-restricted-extra package and run the libdvdread3 installer script. Check the tutorial for detailed instruction. [...] [...] Ubuntu does not allow you to play DVD movie due to legal and technical restrictions. You have to install the ubuntu-restricted-extra package and run the libdvdread3 installer script. Check the tutorial for detailed instruction. [...]

]]> By: Matthew http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-6287 Matthew Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:21:57 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-6287 Hi, Thanks Damien! My brother was bugging me the other night about not being able to watch DVD's as he was getting an error. After reading this, it has shed a bit of light on things. Hopefully the codex will fix it. Thanks again! Hi,

Thanks Damien!

My brother was bugging me the other night about not being able to watch DVD’s as he was getting an error.

After reading this, it has shed a bit of light on things. Hopefully the codex will fix it.

Thanks again!

]]> By: Matthew http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18697 Matthew Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:21:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18697 Hi, Thanks Damien! My brother was bugging me the other night about not being able to watch DVD's as he was getting an error. After reading this, it has shed a bit of light on things. Hopefully the codex will fix it. Thanks again! Hi,

Thanks Damien!

My brother was bugging me the other night about not being able to watch DVD’s as he was getting an error.

After reading this, it has shed a bit of light on things. Hopefully the codex will fix it.

Thanks again!

]]> By: fadumpt http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-2318 fadumpt Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:31:52 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-2318 Not sure when the last time you played a DVD on Windows or Mac was but.... On windows, you had better have gotten a DVD playback software with your computer if you built it (or upgraded to DVD-Rom/RW) or else you'll be stuck...and if you bought it retail...hope the company thought to ship it with software...dvd codecs are a nonfree thingy no matter what the OS On Mac...while DVD software is built in, you'll probably want to use VLC anyway because Mac's DVD player is very useless beyond being a "I can play DVD's in a pretty interface until I get internet and can replace it with VLC" software On most decent Linux OS's..it is simply a matter of opening the DVD app (and following directions) or a quick search (you'd have to anyway when your windows box neglected to come with the softwar) on the net to find out what package manager and app to install (sudo apt-get "this") Not sure when the last time you played a DVD on Windows or Mac was but….

On windows, you had better have gotten a DVD playback software with your computer if you built it (or upgraded to DVD-Rom/RW) or else you’ll be stuck…and if you bought it retail…hope the company thought to ship it with software…dvd codecs are a nonfree thingy no matter what the OS

On Mac…while DVD software is built in, you’ll probably want to use VLC anyway because Mac’s DVD player is very useless beyond being a “I can play DVD’s in a pretty interface until I get internet and can replace it with VLC” software

On most decent Linux OS’s..it is simply a matter of opening the DVD app (and following directions) or a quick search (you’d have to anyway when your windows box neglected to come with the softwar) on the net to find out what package manager and app to install (sudo apt-get “this”)

]]> By: fadumpt http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18696 fadumpt Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:31:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18696 Not sure when the last time you played a DVD on Windows or Mac was but.... On windows, you had better have gotten a DVD playback software with your computer if you built it (or upgraded to DVD-Rom/RW) or else you'll be stuck...and if you bought it retail...hope the company thought to ship it with software...dvd codecs are a nonfree thingy no matter what the OS On Mac...while DVD software is built in, you'll probably want to use VLC anyway because Mac's DVD player is very useless beyond being a "I can play DVD's in a pretty interface until I get internet and can replace it with VLC" software On most decent Linux OS's..it is simply a matter of opening the DVD app (and following directions) or a quick search (you'd have to anyway when your windows box neglected to come with the softwar) on the net to find out what package manager and app to install (sudo apt-get "this") Not sure when the last time you played a DVD on Windows or Mac was but….

On windows, you had better have gotten a DVD playback software with your computer if you built it (or upgraded to DVD-Rom/RW) or else you’ll be stuck…and if you bought it retail…hope the company thought to ship it with software…dvd codecs are a nonfree thingy no matter what the OS

On Mac…while DVD software is built in, you’ll probably want to use VLC anyway because Mac’s DVD player is very useless beyond being a “I can play DVD’s in a pretty interface until I get internet and can replace it with VLC” software

On most decent Linux OS’s..it is simply a matter of opening the DVD app (and following directions) or a quick search (you’d have to anyway when your windows box neglected to come with the softwar) on the net to find out what package manager and app to install (sudo apt-get “this”)

]]> By: slacker http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-1332 slacker Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:11:43 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-1332 I found this an interesting read as I use a very different method of getting multimedia and DVD's working on ubuntu: First add the Medibuntu repositories to /etc/apt/sources.list sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list then add their gpg key: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update Finally remove the gstreamer backend for totem and add the xine backend + codecs and libdvdcss2 sudo apt-get remove totem-gstreamer && sudo apt-get install totem-xine w32codecs libdvdcss2 and bingo! all sorted. Simple, no? I found this an interesting read as I use a very different method of getting multimedia and DVD’s working on ubuntu:
First add the Medibuntu repositories to /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

then add their gpg key:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

Finally remove the gstreamer backend for totem and add the xine backend + codecs and libdvdcss2
sudo apt-get remove totem-gstreamer && sudo apt-get install totem-xine w32codecs libdvdcss2

and bingo! all sorted. Simple, no?

]]> By: slacker http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18695 slacker Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:11:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18695 I found this an interesting read as I use a very different method of getting multimedia and DVD's working on ubuntu: First add the Medibuntu repositories to /etc/apt/sources.list sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list then add their gpg key: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update Finally remove the gstreamer backend for totem and add the xine backend + codecs and libdvdcss2 sudo apt-get remove totem-gstreamer && sudo apt-get install totem-xine w32codecs libdvdcss2 and bingo! all sorted. Simple, no? I found this an interesting read as I use a very different method of getting multimedia and DVD’s working on ubuntu:
First add the Medibuntu repositories to /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

then add their gpg key:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

Finally remove the gstreamer backend for totem and add the xine backend + codecs and libdvdcss2
sudo apt-get remove totem-gstreamer && sudo apt-get install totem-xine w32codecs libdvdcss2

and bingo! all sorted. Simple, no?

]]> By: Top 10 Things That You Need to Do After Installing Hardy Heron - Make Tech Easier http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-925 Top 10 Things That You Need to Do After Installing Hardy Heron - Make Tech Easier Thu, 15 May 2008 03:59:42 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-925 [...] What seems to be a simple task in Mac and Windows is almost impossible in Hardy without any configuration. Same as Gutsy and all previous version of Ubuntu, you still can’t watch DVD from your fresh install of the OS. For those who really can’t live without DVD, check out the installation guide here. [...] [...] What seems to be a simple task in Mac and Windows is almost impossible in Hardy without any configuration. Same as Gutsy and all previous version of Ubuntu, you still can’t watch DVD from your fresh install of the OS. For those who really can’t live without DVD, check out the installation guide here. [...]

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-808 Damien Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:30:36 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-808 @Punit: One of the package that is required is the <i>libdvdread3</i> package. However, this package is not found in the repository. The command above is a script that download the <i>libdvdread3</i> package and install in your system. @Punit: One of the package that is required is the libdvdread3 package. However, this package is not found in the repository. The command above is a script that download the libdvdread3 package and install in your system.

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18694 Damien Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:30:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18694 @Punit: One of the package that is required is the <i>libdvdread3</i> package. However, this package is not found in the repository. The command above is a script that download the <i>libdvdread3</i> package and install in your system. @Punit: One of the package that is required is the libdvdread3 package. However, this package is not found in the repository. The command above is a script that download the libdvdread3 package and install in your system.

]]> By: Punit http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-807 Punit Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:24:19 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-807 Thanks a lot...this helped...quite a few packages had to be insatalled...being an ubuntu newbie, i have this question.. what does this command do? /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh Thanks... Thanks a lot…this helped…quite a few packages had to be insatalled…being an ubuntu newbie, i have this question..

what does this command do?

/usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh

Thanks…

]]> By: Punit http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18693 Punit Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:24:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18693 Thanks a lot...this helped...quite a few packages had to be insatalled...being an ubuntu newbie, i have this question.. what does this command do? /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh Thanks... Thanks a lot…this helped…quite a few packages had to be insatalled…being an ubuntu newbie, i have this question..

what does this command do?

/usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh

Thanks…

]]> By: Govind http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-661 Govind Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:02:41 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-661 Hi Damien, I checked it and it installed like the others. What should I look for next? Thanks, Govind Hi Damien,

I checked it and it installed like the others. What should I look for next?

Thanks,

Govind

]]> By: Govind http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18692 Govind Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:02:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18692 Hi Damien, I checked it and it installed like the others. What should I look for next? Thanks, Govind Hi Damien,

I checked it and it installed like the others. What should I look for next?

Thanks,

Govind

]]> By: Damien Oh http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-660 Damien Oh Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:41:53 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-660 @Govind: Can you check your Synaptic if libxine1-ffmpeg is already installed? If not, install it and try again. @Govind: Can you check your Synaptic if libxine1-ffmpeg is already installed? If not, install it and try again.

]]> By: Damien Oh http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18691 Damien Oh Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:41:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18691 @Govind: Can you check your Synaptic if libxine1-ffmpeg is already installed? If not, install it and try again. @Govind: Can you check your Synaptic if libxine1-ffmpeg is already installed? If not, install it and try again.

]]> By: Govind http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-659 Govind Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:11:27 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-659 Hi Damien, Hope you had a good easter. I just got back from holidays and now trying to work out this problem. Thanks for the tip....I did what you said and I have successfully installed VLC but it does not play any DVDs. I insert them into the drive, open up VLC, then click on the disc that I want to play and nothing seems to happen. I have checked using synaptic package manager if libdvdcss2 and libdvdread3 are installed and they are. The manager came up with a little green box next to the packages which I assume means they are installed. I have tried playing DVDs using totem media player, xgine and VLC but nothing happens. It opens up the first 4-5 seconds (the copyright warning etc) and then it says I can not proceed further due to encryption problems. VLC does nothing. Can you give me any further tips? I am a beginner and not sure what to do next. Many thanks. Govind Hi Damien,

Hope you had a good easter. I just got back from holidays and now trying to work out this problem.

Thanks for the tip….I did what you said and I have successfully installed VLC but it does not play any DVDs. I insert them into the drive, open up VLC, then click on the disc that I want to play and nothing seems to happen.

I have checked using synaptic package manager if libdvdcss2 and libdvdread3 are installed and they are. The manager came up with a little green box next to the packages which I assume means they are installed.

I have tried playing DVDs using totem media player, xgine and VLC but nothing happens. It opens up the first 4-5 seconds (the copyright warning etc) and then it says I can not proceed further due to encryption problems. VLC does nothing.

Can you give me any further tips? I am a beginner and not sure what to do next.

Many thanks.

Govind

]]> By: Govind http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18690 Govind Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:11:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18690 Hi Damien, Hope you had a good easter. I just got back from holidays and now trying to work out this problem. Thanks for the tip....I did what you said and I have successfully installed VLC but it does not play any DVDs. I insert them into the drive, open up VLC, then click on the disc that I want to play and nothing seems to happen. I have checked using synaptic package manager if libdvdcss2 and libdvdread3 are installed and they are. The manager came up with a little green box next to the packages which I assume means they are installed. I have tried playing DVDs using totem media player, xgine and VLC but nothing happens. It opens up the first 4-5 seconds (the copyright warning etc) and then it says I can not proceed further due to encryption problems. VLC does nothing. Can you give me any further tips? I am a beginner and not sure what to do next. Many thanks. Govind Hi Damien,

Hope you had a good easter. I just got back from holidays and now trying to work out this problem.

Thanks for the tip….I did what you said and I have successfully installed VLC but it does not play any DVDs. I insert them into the drive, open up VLC, then click on the disc that I want to play and nothing seems to happen.

I have checked using synaptic package manager if libdvdcss2 and libdvdread3 are installed and they are. The manager came up with a little green box next to the packages which I assume means they are installed.

I have tried playing DVDs using totem media player, xgine and VLC but nothing happens. It opens up the first 4-5 seconds (the copyright warning etc) and then it says I can not proceed further due to encryption problems. VLC does nothing.

Can you give me any further tips? I am a beginner and not sure what to do next.

Many thanks.

Govind

]]> By: Damien Oh http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-625 Damien Oh Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:14:49 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-625 @Govind: Look like you never enable the universe repository. Go to System->Administration->Synaptic Package manager. Under Setting->Repository->Ubuntu Software, make sure that the "Community maintained Open Source software (Universe)" and "Software restricted by copyright and legal issues( multiverse)" are checked. When you close the window, the Synaptic package manager will prompt you to update your repository. click Ok and wait. Once it is done, reinstall vlc again. @Govind: Look like you never enable the universe repository. Go to System->Administration->Synaptic Package manager. Under Setting->Repository->Ubuntu Software, make sure that the “Community maintained Open Source software (Universe)” and “Software restricted by copyright and legal issues( multiverse)” are checked. When you close the window, the Synaptic package manager will prompt you to update your repository. click Ok and wait. Once it is done, reinstall vlc again.

]]> By: Damien Oh http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18689 Damien Oh Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:14:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-watch-dvd-in-ubuntu-gutsy/2008/03/14#comment-18689 @Govind: Look like you never enable the universe repository. Go to System->Administration->Synaptic Package manager. Under Setting->Repository->Ubuntu Software, make sure that the "Community maintained Open Source software (Universe)" and "Software restricted by copyright and legal issues( multiverse)" are checked. When you close the window, the Synaptic package manager will prompt you to update your repository. click Ok and wait. Once it is done, reinstall vlc again. @Govind: Look like you never enable the universe repository. Go to System->Administration->Synaptic Package manager. Under Setting->Repository->Ubuntu Software, make sure that the “Community maintained Open Source software (Universe)” and “Software restricted by copyright and legal issues( multiverse)” are checked. When you close the window, the Synaptic package manager will prompt you to update your repository. click Ok and wait. Once it is done, reinstall vlc again.

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