I installed VLC player on my Ubuntu 14.04 system. DVD movies won't play (no sound or picture) even though the computer tries to start the movie. What's wrong? Is the version wrong for Ubuntu 14.04?
4 Answers
Install package ubuntu-restricted-extras:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
then run:
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
to install libdvdcss2 library, that is not included in offical repos due to legal reasons. Now all DVD movies should play like a charm.
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12I don't have the rep to post an answer: for Ubuntu 15.10 and newer, the libdvdread4 no longer contains the install-css.sh. Instead, run: 'sudo apt-get install libdvd-pkg'. See help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs for more details.– martsSep 14, 2016 at 13:37
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This did not work for me running Ubuntu 16.04 and VLC 2.2.2 Jan 30, 2018 at 0:39
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1This did not work in 20.04.
/usr/share/doc/libdvdread4
no longer exists, and the corresponding libdvdread7 doesn't contain theinstall-css.sh
script.– CalimoDec 11, 2020 at 9:39
Confirmed working from 16.04 - 22.04
sudo apt-get install libdvd-pkg
followed by
sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg
Then just drag-and-drop the IFO (usually VIDEO_TS.IFO
) into VLC window.
This also is the official VLC solution.
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1Also worked for me in 20.04.01 - would be nice if VLC had a dialog that said what the issue was, instead of just doing nothing trying to play DVDs!– RuthJul 10, 2021 at 22:37
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15.10 and upper
Copy to terminal:
sudo apt-get install libdvd-pkg
Then install something such as:
sudo apt-get install pyrenamer;
sudo apt-get remove pyrenamer;
to run building script of libdvdcss2.
15.04 and lower
Copy to terminal:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras;
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh;
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1This worked for me running Ubuntu 16.04 and VLC 2.2.2 Jan 30, 2018 at 0:39
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why would you install pyrenamer and then remove it right away? Sep 19, 2023 at 10:17
If you have the same problem with me because we open disk in wrong way, please try the following way:
http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-play-a-dvd-in-ubuntu
First, insert DVD and do nothing with it (no run, no open).
Second, launch VLC Media Player. You can find it by searching for VLC.
Lastly, brown to DVD files by click File and select Open Disc.