Debian 10.3 Dvd play movies

dave67 · 02-19-2020, 01:52 PM

I know I need libdvdcss2 to play dvds but there is no package for this I searched for libdvd-pkg and this shows no libdvdcss2 anywhere. Do I need to download a deb package?

Thanks
Dave

sevendogsbsd · 02-19-2020, 02:02 PM

Perhaps this link can be of help: https://packages.debian.org/buster/libdvdcss2 It's under [contrib] so is this an additional repo in Debian? I think it is.

pan64 · 02-19-2020, 02:05 PM

I think you need to install libdvd-pkg

the trooper · 02-20-2020, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

I think you need to install libdvd-pkg

Correct. Installing this package will download the source from Videolan for libdvdcss2.
It will then compile and install the package for you.

sevendogsbsd · 02-20-2020, 09:45 AM

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the trooper · 02-20-2020, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sevendogsbsd

Debian doesn't compile anything - that's a binary package, it just gets installed. Nothing gets compiled automatically.

Nope.

Quote:

from the libdvd-pkg package (available in contrib starting from stretch and jessie-backports): this is an helper package that downloads, checks and compiles the sources from upstream and creates a .deb package.

https://wiki.debian.org/CDDVD

sevendogsbsd · 02-20-2020, 10:03 AM

Well I stand corrected then, thank you for the information. I have never been in the situation where I want to view a DVD on a Debian Linux system so have not encountered that.

dave67 · 02-20-2020, 10:55 AM

Thanks for the link however that did not solve the issue I searched for the libvdvd-pkg and found a deb package. From

https://packages.debian.org/buster/a...d-pkg/download

I than installed gdebi deb package installer and than installed libdvd-pkg

I than installed totem and Smplayer both work with out issue. VLC 3.08 on the other hand has graphical jumping at the start of a dvd. The best thing Debian 10 has little software after install so semi clean slate to work with.

pan64 · 02-20-2020, 12:21 PM

Did you try: apt install libdvd-pkg?

273 · 02-20-2020, 12:38 PM

I would have to check to confirm but I seem to recall I still need deb-multimedia repository to be able to play [almost] all DVDs properly.

the trooper · 02-20-2020, 04:25 PM

I would think the op does not have contrib in his apt sources.
Also most multimedia packages are now in the Debian repos, so Deb multimedia is not usually needed.

273 · 02-21-2020, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the trooper

I would think the op does not have contrib in his apt sources.
Also most multimedia packages are now in the Debian repos, so Deb multimedia is not usually needed.

Don't mean to seem awkward but have you played DVDs with just contrib enabled? The only reason I ever enable deb-multimedia is for DVD playback.

Timothy Miller · 02-22-2020, 10:16 AM

100% deb-multimedia is no longer needed with Buster. Last version is was needed for was Jessie. I watch DVD's ALL THE TIME on my desktop without deb-multimedia, haven't had that repository enabled in like 5 or 6 years.

273 · 02-22-2020, 10:26 AM

Thanks peeps, good to know I don't need the dependency-hell any more.

dave67 · 02-22-2020, 04:04 PM

Before I downloaded the libdvd-pkg I did try

Code:

sudo apt install libdvd-pkg

and the out was not found pan64 ;. I forgot how to mark a thread solved remind me again

. I can tell my ram is bad in my head.