How to change default DVD player to VLC in Hardy Heron

[Afkpuz]

*****EDIT***** Please note that this method is for hardy heron. Once vlc is installed in intrepid IBEX, vlc can be selected via the popup menu that comes up whenever a dvd is inserted.

I know that many people have been trying to find the place to change your default dvd player. I personally have been looking for a while to change vlc to my default player. Well, I found it and want to share with the rest of you.


After you've installed VLC, paste this into the command line

sudo gedit /etc/gnome/defaults.list

Press ctrl-f and search for "x-content/video"

Replace the word "totem" with "vlc" in all 5 instances

Save and quit

Open any nautilus file browser window. For ease of use, goto Places>Home Folder

Now, click "Edit" on the menu bar at the top.

Select Preferences

Then select Media

Under "DVD Video" select VLC


Thats it. If you want to change the custom command that is used to open VLC, thats found by right clicking on "Application" and selecting "Edit Menus"

Then, select sound and video on the left and right click on VLC. Here is where you can change the command to your hearts content.



Special thanks goes to mc4man for pointing me to the answer and to reassuringlyoffensive for his original post

[fede]

Thanks!

[fwilliams]

Thanks.

[MelancholyStoo]

awesome, that saves me a lot of faffing around closing totem every time

[SonicSteve]

I'll give it a try also,

I was wondering though if anyone knew of a way to do it in gconf-editor. If you don't know what it is press alt-F2 and type gconf-editor. Careful what you do in there though, its the Gnome defaults database editor.

[ubuntu-freak]

Just incase anyone has missed it, this is from my sticky thread in the Multimedia & Video section (see sig). Give the alternative commands a try if you want automatic fullscreen playback upon DVD insert.

Nathan

[Ghuloomo]

Thank you very much

[westyonfire]

Hey,
thanks, I've been looking everywhere for this. I have run into a little problem though. When I insert a dvd, Vlc pops up but nothing happens and then the vlc window goes dark and freezes. Anybody know how to fix this?

[ubuntu-freak]

Hey,
thanks, I've been looking everywhere for this. I have run into a little problem though. When I insert a dvd, Vlc pops up but nothing happens and then the vlc window goes dark and freezes. Anybody know how to fix this?

Have you followed Part 1 and 4 of my how-to?

Nathan

[westyonfire]

Hi,
I added the resources from the beginning of step one but my flash is working fine so I skipped the rest of step 1. I also skipped steps 2 and 3 as I dont really do any converting. But I followed step 4 word for word. I also got this warning when doing step 4: "dpkg - warning: downgrading libdvdcss2 from 1.2.9-2medibuntu4 to 1.2.5-1."...how do i get the latest version back again?
But VLC player still crashes when I insert a dvd even though it plays dvds fine when i open a dvd up through vlc player.