Play encrypted DVDs on Ubuntu
From Byobu
Most commercial DVDs are encrypted with CSS (the Content Scrambling System), which attempts to restrict the software that can play a DVD. By installing the libdvdcss2 package you can play encrypted DVDs with Kaffeine, MPlayer, xine, Totem-xine, VLC media player and Ogle.
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Installing libdvdcss
Legal Warning: Check with your local laws to make sure usage of libdvdcss2 would be legal in your area.
Ubuntu 9.04 and above
- Install the libdvdread4 package (no need to add third party repositories) via Synaptic or command line:
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
- Then open a terminal window and execute:
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
- Reboot your computer.
Troubleshooting
- DVD still not playable
- There's a chance that even after installing libdvdcss, some of your DVD's still won't play. One solution is to play the DVD with a media player that allows you to disable DVD menus. In VLC Media Player for example, when you choose to open a disc, there's an option "No DVD menus". You just have to enable that option before you press Play. Media players that lack support for DVD menus should work as well (e.g. mplayer).
