I have Ubuntu 14.04 and I can't get it to recognize Libdvdcss2, which is downloaded to the download file. There I clicked on the bz2 file and it opened to give me a nice neat package that doesn't work. What do I need to do or try. Keep in mind I am a newbie.
4 Answers
From help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs
By installing the libdvdcss2 package you can play encrypted DVDs with:
Kaffeine , the Kubuntu video player
MPlayer
xine
Totem-xine
VLC media player
Ogle
XBMC Media Center
12.04 onwards works this way.
Install the libdvdread4 package ( no need to add third party repositories ) via Synaptic or command line: (note: if you have installed *ubuntu-restricted-extras this has already been installed automatically for you)
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
Then open a terminal window and execute:
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
Rebooting may be necessary.
After this, VLC will automatically use it.
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1I know you're not supposed to write "thanks" messages on the site, but in this case I just can't help it. Thank you for "sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh" - now I can finally watch some DVDs!– PkPSep 23, 2015 at 10:07
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Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't provide libdvdcss in repositories so you need to add vlc ppa to the sources.list so you can download it.
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
curl ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/debian/videolan-apt.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libdvdcss.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2
You can download libdvdcss too by navigating to the appropriate section, eg; for trusty: ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/debian/trusty
Before you install:
libdvdread4/install-css.sh
you BETTER read that Microsoft EULA you are agreeing to, before you execute the installation. Not to go Richard Stallman on anyone here, but when they are installing a FONT EULA, you have to ask yourself, what else are they installing?
There are other GPL offerings out there, that don't involve you giving your rights away.