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Asked: 2014-06-26 00:47:21 +0800 CST

Ubuntu 14.04 and libdvdcss file

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I have Ubuntu 14.04 and I can't get it to recognize Libdvdcss2, which is downloaded to the download file. There I clicked on the bz2 file and it opened to give me a nice neat package that doesn't work. What do I need to do or try. Keep in mind I am a newbie.

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4 Answers

  1. From help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs

    By installing the libdvdcss2 package you can play encrypted DVDs with:

    1. Kaffeine , the Kubuntu video player

    2. MPlayer

    3. xine

    4. Totem-xine

    5. VLC media player

    6. Ogle

    7. XBMC Media Center

    12.04 onwards works this way.

    Install the libdvdread4 package ( no need to add third party repositories ) via Synaptic or command line: (note: if you have installed *ubuntu-restricted-extras this has already been installed automatically for you)

    sudo apt-get install libdvdread4

    Then open a terminal window and execute:

    sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

    Rebooting may be necessary.

    After this, VLC will automatically use it.

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  2. Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't provide libdvdcss in repositories so you need to add vlc ppa to the sources.list so you can download it. 

     sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
 curl ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/debian/videolan-apt.asc | sudo apt-key add -
 echo "deb ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libdvdcss.list
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2
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  3. You can download libdvdcss too by navigating to the appropriate section, eg; for trusty: ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/debian/trusty

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  4. Before you install:

    libdvdread4/install-css.sh

    you BETTER read that Microsoft EULA you are agreeing to, before you execute the installation. Not to go Richard Stallman on anyone here, but when they are installing a FONT EULA, you have to ask yourself, what else are they installing?

    There are other GPL offerings out there, that don't involve you giving your rights away.

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