Could not read dvd despite having restricted extras

Question

I still can't seem to play movie DVDs on my Ubuntu 11.10 even after installing restricted extras and after trying this

This[a] is the error message that I get with movie player. VLC doesn't play the DVD either.

What gives

[a]Could not read DVD. This may be because the DVD is encrypted and a DVD decryption library is not installed.

Answer 1

Open the Terminal under Applications > Accessories > Terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt-get install libdvdnav4 libdvdread4 gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly

sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

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Reference:

• http://joesteiger.com/2011/03/26/watch-dvds-in-ubuntu/

Answer 2

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs

This link is a well written response the these kind of problems, including troubleshooting. Well worth a read Let us know if it helps Good Luck - Mal

Answer 3

From: http:// ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10711874

Originally Posted by uRock View Post https:// help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu You need to install packages for decrypting the movies.

32bit

wget -c http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.2.9-2medibuntu4_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i libdvdcss2_1.2.9-2medibuntu4_i386.deb

64bit

wget -c http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.2.9-2medibuntu4_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libdvdcss2_1.2.9-2medibuntu4_amd64.deb

WIN.