Problems with DVDROM on desktop

[Jonas Norlander]

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Alan Dacey Sr.<Grokit at ajinfosearch.com> wrote:
> On Saturday 15 August 2009 11:18:00 pm Humberto S. Shiromoto wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I installed kubuntu 9.04 on my computer (Core 2 duo desktop) but I can't
>> use my DVDROM to listen some music CDs. I can use normally for data but not
>> for audio CDs. What could be wrong?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --
>> Humberto S. Shiromoto
>>
>> MSN Messenger: humberto.shiromoto at hotmail.com
>> Skype: humberto.shiromoto
>
> Due to the rotten lawyers, Kubuntu does not come installed with many of the
> things that you may want, like the codecs to play most popular music and
> DVD's.  You will have to add them yourself.  You do this in two steps.  First
> add the Medibintu repository to your software sources, then install the
> package kubuntu-restricted-extras.  That will take care of 99% of your music.
>
>
> Directions to add repository are here:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
> (copy and paste the 'keyring' and then 'jaunty' code into Konsole)
>
> Alan
>

kubuntu-restricted-extras is in the multiverse repository not in
medibuntu. But Medibuntu has other packages like libdvdcss2 for
decrypting DVD and non-free-codecs that will pull in
kubuntu-restricted-extras, w32/w64codec and some other non free
codecs.

/ Jonas