I have a Lenovo x200 with an external RW drive. When I put in a DVD, it opens to folders and the media's pieces are there but you cannot click them to get them to start. The gnome player will not play the DVD. I cannot figure it out.
2 Answers
The codecs for watching DVD's are either not open sourced, or are not free, which is why they are not included with Ubuntu. If you wish to play DVD's specifically on your computer, you will need to install them. Installation instructions can be found on the link below.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs
Of course, there are other codecs that are restricted as well (AAC/m4a), and for that you can follow the instructions in the other answer for those codecs.
You have to install DVD decryption codecs
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
This is NOT legal in some countries so it is your responsibility to ensure the legality of it in yours.
