another interesting video problem VLC won't play dvd

[Karl Larsen]

Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> I used the first of those links.  E: Couldn't find package build.  After I
> typed
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> sudo apt-get install build-essential
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> some installations were performed, at the end of which is stated:
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> On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic at dantian.org>
> wrote:
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>> On Sat, 2008-05-31 at 11:17 -0400, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>>     
>>> I've run across several dvd's that do not work in VLC and Totem.
>>> Error message from Totem is 'are you trying to run dvd without
>>> libdvdcss?'   Do I need to download this and if so would you suggest a
>>> site?   I found many versions on /linux.softpedia.com.  Some are
>>> debian, others redhat and the other labeled sources mirror one.  What
>>> should I do?
>>>
>>> Here's the link:
>>> http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload/libdvdcss-Download-165.html
>>>       
>> Follow the instructions here
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs
>>
>> or, alternatively, these
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>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#head-57a5050d451985de1b87ea87a3ccc1a4895e57d3
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>   
    Forget all that. In a terminal run this:

sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh

It will install the library you need.


Karl


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