keyboard remapping + installing DVD software

[Caleb Marcus]

Actually, I don't think installing all the gstreamer codecs will help
with DVD playback... what you'll have to do is first go to
System>Administration>Software Sources and make sure you've got main,
universe, rsetricted, and multiverse checked off. Then, run the command
< sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh >
On Sat, 2007-11-17 at 17:32 +0100, Jensen Somers wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> On Nov 17, 2007 5:06 PM, Robert Alcock <ralcock at euskalnet.net> wrote:
> > hi
> >
> > I'm a new user of Ubuntu - just installed version 7.10 on my old Sharp
> > laptop. So far so good, but I'd very much appreciate it if anyone could
> > help me out with a couple of problems I've encountered...
> >
> > 1. The "w" key on my keyboard has died (wouldn't you know it?) and
> > rather than get a new keyboard, I thought I'd try and remap one of the
> > lesser used keys, like the ` key (I never use it) to be a "w" instead.
> > Has anyone got any idea how, or even if, this can be done in Ubuntu?
> 
> Can't really help you with that one, sorry.
> 
> >
> > 2. I've tried playing DVDs on the laptop. It comes up with a dialog box
> > called "install multimedia codecs" where it asks me to tick a box called
> > "GStreamer extra plugins". When I tick it asks me to "confirm
> > installation of restricted software" which I do (local law permits this)
> > but then it says "The list of application s is not available - Click on
> > 'Reload' to reload it". When I click, it takes me right back to where I
> > started. What should I do?
> 
> Another option would be to install those via the Add/Remove utility.
> Select it from the Applications menu. In the right-top corner you have
> a drop-down list. Select "All available applications" and choose
> Sound/Video from the left menu. Scroll down until you encounter
> GStreamer en check all the GStreamer related packages. Click "Apply
> Changes" to install them and you should be able to play DVD's and most
> other media formats.
> 
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Robert
> >
> 
> - Jensen
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