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	Unable to play DVDs in Ubuntu 8.10

jarek69

2-1-2009 11:35 AM

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ubuntu, vlc, library, css, linux

jarek69 says:

I used this to resolve an issue I was having with VLC player. It turned out that I did not have the right library installed to decode all DVD's.

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sudo apt-get install libdvdread3 ubuntu-<WBR></WBR>restricted-<WBR></WBR>extras
sudo /usr/share/<WBR></WBR>doc/libdvdread3<WBR></WBR>/install-<WBR></WBR>css.sh</p> <P>Are you sure you've done this? Try reboot your machine.</p> <P>If nothing works, install libdvdcss2 package from medibuntu repository (first add the repository, follow the guide):
<A href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu" rel="nofollow" linkindex="10">https:/<WBR></WBR>/help.ubuntu.<WBR></WBR>com/community/<WBR></WBR>Medibuntu</A>
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