Change default app for DVD playback

Michael Emberlin ubuntu.mike022465 at gmail.com
Fri Jun 29 00:12:43 UTC 2007


Craig Hagerman wrote:
> on my Ubuntu box it seems that Totem is the default application for 
> DVD playback. I don't really like Totem and would prefer to use Xine 
> as the default. If I am playing a DVD it is a simple matter of 
> quitting Totem when it starts up automatically and starting Xine... 
> but my girlfriend doesn't want to have to remember all of this 
> technical stuff. Is there a way I can change what app automatically 
> deals with DVDs within Ubuntu.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Craig
Click on System>Preferences>Removable Drives and Media>Click the 
Multimedia tab, then change where it says totem to xine, and you're good 
to go.

Hope that helps

M.




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