Intrepid botches

[steve]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> steve wrote:
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>   
>>>     I just checked and Tango and Cash shows great on Hardy. I have VLC 
>>> set up to show dvd movies.
>>>
>>>     Tried to do the same on Intrepid but got nothing but problems! What 
>>> heck is going on? Has anyone got VLC working on Intrepid?
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>> works ok here karl.  did you install the dvd codec from medibuntu
>> repository?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   
>     I was unable to get the dvd codec from any Intrepid repository. They 
> all error out as not hearing about libdvd anything. I think Intrepid 
> stinks but I can't get Hardy to load on this lap top.
> 
> Karl
> 
> 

take a look at this first,
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

undoubtedly you will need codecs from there as well at some point.  then
goto the link below and download the dvd codec.  you will be able to
play dvds then.

http://www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdcss.html

none of these codecs can be provided by ubuntu for obvious reasons.




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