my ubuntu wont play dvd

[deboh]

hi, i have a ubuntu installed and there is this problem with me not being able to play dvd.
i have vlc installed and i can play any movie or videos in my system hard drive but i am not able to play external sources particularly dvds, any help is appeciated pls.

[Machinista]

Hi,

Ubuntu, by default, does not support playback of DVDs. You need to install additional libraries.

Search the forum for libdvdcss2 or DVD playback. Here's some info I've found:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:J...ack_Capability

HTH

[boof1988]

You may (if you haven't yet) need to install some extra codecs.

Maybe check out Medibuntu Repository Ubuntu-Community-Page.

That repository includes some of the needed codecs for DVD. I usually install the following (after enabling the Medibuntu Repository):

sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2

-AND (whichever applies to your system)-

sudo apt-get install w32codecs
-OR-
sudo apt-get install w64codecs
-OR-
sudo apt-get install ppccodecs

[TommyKlien]

I just followed the steps on this site and it worked like a charm.

http://mixeduperic.com/Linux/Setting...buntu-710.html

[binbash]

install libdvdcss2 from medibuntu repository.And libdvdnav for menus at mplayer