Play DVD movies On Ubuntu

Here is 3 simple steps to be able to play DVD movies on Ubuntu:

How to be able to play DVD material on Ubuntu Linux

Write all the following commands in a Terminal window in Ubuntu.

  1. Install VLC player (the best media player for Ubuntu):’sudo apt-get update’

    and then:

    ‘sudo apt-get -y install vlc’

  2. Install Medibuntu to enable non free media software:’sudo wget –output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo apt-get –quiet update && sudo apt-get –yes –quiet –allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get –quiet update’

    and then:

    ‘sudo apt-get –yes install app-install-data-medibuntu apport-hooks-medibuntu –quiet update’

  3. Install the Medibuntu CSS Decrypter:

    ‘sudo apt-get update’

    and then:

    ‘sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2’

Done! Enjoy DVD movies and other DVD material in Ubuntu.

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