Nothing plays DVDs in Ubuntu Gutsy?

[Sidarth Dasari]

NoOp wrote:
> On 10/23/2007 07:09 PM, Default User wrote:
>
>   
>> I feel your pain! Just tried for the first time to play a commercial dvd
>> movie, and I also have been unable to make it work.  I had no idea it
>> would be so difficult as late as October 2007.  You have already tried
>> everything I tried, and then some.  So I have no advice, but perhaps a
>> developer might be able to shed so light on the matter.  
>>
>> Anyway, at least you're not alone. 
>>
>>     
>
> Applications | Add/Remove | Show: All available... |
>
> Seach DVD - add VLC
>
> You can also add Mplayer but VLC should do it.
>
> Then: System | Preferences | Removable Drives and Media | Multimedia |
> Video DVD Disks | replace totem with vlc
>
> Put the DVD back in the drive & it should bring up vlc and the DVD
> should then play fine.
>
>
>   
I was also able to make it play in VLC after installing the css2 plugin. 
You need the media ubuntu repository to get those I think.