where do i find libdvdcss?

[nargos]

Hi

I am brand new to Linux and Ubuntu. I downloaded VLC via the Synaptic Package Manger last night but could not find libdvdcss. Now I can not even find VLC and I for oblivious reasons can not play dvd's. Can anyone point me in the right direction on what to do next.

thanks.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Add it from universe

[nargos]

I have already enabled universe. I have searched again for this file but even when I search for it directly I can not find it. I did find a bunch of other stuff but not this file. Is it just me or does the Synaptic Package Manger seem relay hit and miss?

[Arite]

Try libdvdcss2 instead.

However according to here for Ubuntu 8.10 you just install libdvdread3 (not sure that is right though ):
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Restr ... layingDVDs

If that doesn't work add the MediBuntu repository then you can do a:

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sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2

And that should work.

Arite.

[nargos]

Chears for the response.

I have checked and I already have libdvdread3 already installed so the problem is not there. I tryed to add the MediBuntu repository but unfortunately the program refused to let me add it.

Why is this so involved in Linux? I used to run this laptop with XP and VLC. I had no problems with DVD playback on that.

[Arite]

Just do it via the commanline. Open up Terminal and enter the appropriate commandline as found here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medib ... positories

Then in Terminal enter:

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sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2

Arite.

[nargos]

Ok I tryed doing it via the command line and it just said that the package was missing. Any ideas?

[Arite]

As I said before enter the appropiate commandline to add the Mediabuntu repository.

So if you are running Interpid run:

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sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

That will add the Mediabuntu repository to sources.list.

Then try:

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sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2

You can see libdvdcss2 is there here:
http://packages.medibuntu.org/intrepid/libdvdcss2.html

Arite.

[shadanan]

You can get it from the ubuntu-restricted-extras:

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sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

You might have to enable universe to get it.

[abrombo]

google "first things to do after installing ubuntu" go to link "first 13 things to do ..."