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Why do Windows and Linux see different files on a DVD ROM?
I'm not sure this is the correct answer, but maybe it'll provide you with details that will help you.
It could be because MS-Windows and Unix use different file systems on DVD - even on the same DVD. ...
55
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Can I reuse Linux DVDs to install on other computers?
Sure. As long as your DVDs don't die physically from old age, surface scratches or other physical damage, you can use them as often as you want.
Depending on if you used a DVD-R or DVD-RW, the ...
39
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Ripping DVD to iso - Accurately
I haven't found one link that points to what I believe is a correct answer. Most just say DD the CD/DVD. But there is an extra padding at the end of the media that may cause errors.
I should also ...
28
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VLC won't play DVD movies
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 ...
24
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Permission problem on /media/user folder prevents me from accessing external media
Since the permissions & ownership of /media/casper are
drwxr-x--- root root
With no + for ACLs (Access Control Lists) it's clear that only root can open, enter, read or write to this directory....
22
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How to try Ubuntu 18.04 Live Server?
To get to the "live" part of the live server, you have to choose "Install", then press Ctrl+Alt+F2-F6 to get to another TTY, where you will be given a shell.
Source: Installing using the live server ...
18
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How to play DVDs in Ubuntu 16.04?
On Ubuntu 16.04 type in the terminal
sudo apt-get install libdvd-pkg
After installing libdvd-pkg you must run this command
sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg
This should allow DVD Playback
If you'...
16
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How can I play encrypted DVD movies?
Ubuntu 20.10 and later
In Ubuntu 20.10 and later DVD-Video playing library - installer (libdvd-pkg) can be quickly and easily installed from the default Ubuntu repositories. Open the terminal and type:...
16
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Can I reuse Linux DVDs to install on other computers?
Are they Reusable after one installation?
Yes.
The only issue you will face is the end-of-life date of the version you made the DVD for. It will still install and be use-able but you will not be ...
14
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Ripping DVD to iso - Accurately
Use dvdbackup.
Here's how to rip the entire DVD:
dvdbackup -i /dev/dvd -o ~ -M
That puts the DVD contents into a new subdirectory of your home directory (~). To then generate an .iso, use this ...
13
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VLC won't play DVD movies
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 ...
13
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Can I reuse Linux DVDs to install on other computers?
There's no system-specific data like hardware configuration, drivers or licensing information on the installation package. Therefore as long as the data integrity is maintained, you can use it ...
11
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Can I reuse Linux DVDs to install on other computers?
Yes, no problem reusing the DVDs for installing other systems.
When you installs a system you only read from the DVD, you don't write to them.
10
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How to install libdvdcss.so.2 (Library) to Ubuntu 18.04
This worked for me
Try (this may not be needed for Ubuntu 20.04)
sudo apt install libdvdread4
Do
sudo apt install libdvdnav4 gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly libdvd-pkg
...
10
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What's the difference between /dev/sg0 and /dev/sr0?
These are naming conventions for SCSI drivers. Below are some of the SCSI drivers:
sd: mass-storage driver
sda: first registered device
sdb, sdc, etc.: second, third, etc. registered ...
9
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Ripping DVD to iso - Accurately
In case of a strong or weird anti-copy protection and the DVD is yours, you should decrypt the DVD first and then execute a fault-tolerant copy of it.
Install dependencies:
$ sudo apt install libdvd-...
9
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Convert DVD to MKV (et al) without transcoding/recompression
I tried mkvtoolnix and it did it instantly, maybe because of copy-on-write feature of Btrfs I use.
9
votes
WSL 2 Access DVD-ROM
That should be
$ sudo mkdir /mnt/d
$ sudo mount -t drvfs D: /mnt/d
and you should see the file at /mnt/d/
8
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How to install libdvdcss.so.2 (Library) to Ubuntu 18.04
For Ubuntu 20.04
sudo apt install libdvdnav4 gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly libdvd-pkg
sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg
sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras
To do the above ...
7
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Find size of a blank CD
You can do this with udftools
cdrwtool -i -d /dev/sr0 | awk '$1 == "free_blocks" {print $3 * 2048}'
will show the size in bytes.
On an empty DVD I get
4.70037e+09
and it says 4.7Gb on the disc ...
6
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Kubuntu 14.04, K3B, burning group is missing / there's no burning group
Fixing the 'burning group' error:
I can confirm this issue with Ubuntu 14.04 and k3b run as either ordinary user or running with sudo k3b. The solution on my system was to manually create the group ...
6
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Can't play DVDs through either VLC, Videos, or Kaffeine
When it comes to playing DVDs in Ubuntu, the libdvd applications needed to play DVDs are not installed by default. To install them run the following:
From a terminal window:
First, enable the ...
6
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How to mount Apple's SuperDrive in Ubuntu 20.04
You can create a udev rule file to run this automatically. Create this as /etc/udev/rules.d/90-mac-superdrive.rules:
#
# Apple SuperDrive initialization rule
#
# See: https://gist.github.com/yookoala/...
5
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Ubuntu won't recognize DVD drive
Although the question is 2 years old at this time, this answer is provided for completeness.
In my experience, this was a hardware issue. Physically changing the SATA port on the motherboard to which ...
5
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How to rip a dvd that is CSS protected
I was able to make a DVD bitwise copy with the command ddrescue --no-scrape /dev/scd0 output.iso from my cygwin bash command prompt, when the dd command would fail due to bad sectors as part of the ...
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How to find out the regional code of a DVD drive in Ubuntu?
sudo apt install regionset
insert a cd or dvd and ...
$ regionset
regionset version 0.1 -- reads/sets region code on DVD drives
Current Region Code settings:
RPC Phase: II
type: NONE
vendor resets ...
5
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Windows 10 image too large for Brasero to burn. How can I get around this?
Use K3B as brasero doesn't appear to support overburn. Go to Settings->Advanced and check the allow overburn box as shown below:
k3b is available for all currently supported versions of Ubuntu in the ...
5
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Third version of ISO9660
ISO9660 is a type of file system used for optical discs.
This file system has roots that go back several decades. In that time, the standards for ISO9660 have undergone several revisions. These are ...
5
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DVDs not mounting in Ubuntu 20.04 - works fine in Windows
Try this:
sudo cp /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules
sudo vim /etc/udev/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules
and make the following lines ...
5
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I am unable to play a DVD
Retail DVDs are usually encrypted and you need software to decrypt the DVD in order to play them.
To install the necessary library, open a terminal and run:
sudo apt update
Then run:
sudo apt install ...
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