[SOLVED] How can I play DVD from drive on elemntary OS Freya?

atsushi · 01-28-2016, 04:18 PM

I have tried many video players such as VLC, GNOME Mplayer, Audacious, SMplayer which I installed via Software Manager to play DVD directly from drive but none of them can play it. Just nothing happens when I pressed Play button. Has anyone had the same problem ?

Habitual · 01-28-2016, 04:26 PM

Welcome to LQ!

Have you installed libdvdcss2?

atsushi · 01-28-2016, 04:44 PM

Thank you for your reply. No I have not installed libdvdcss2. How can I install it?

Habitual · 01-28-2016, 05:57 PM

Sorry, you'll have to use the elementary OS' package management system.
I don't know that OS.

yancek · 01-28-2016, 06:27 PM

Elementary is another Ubuntu derivative so check the site below. It depends on what release you have.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Re...ts/PlayingDVDs

Habitual · 01-28-2016, 06:43 PM

Code:

sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2

Thanks yancek for the heads-up!

atsushi · 01-29-2016, 01:51 AM

Thank you Yancek.

I followed the link you gave me and the section "ubuntu 12.04 upto 15.04 (i386, amd64)" did the trick. Did't even need to reboot.

Now I can play DVD nicely.

Many thanks to Habitual too. The instruction you gave me did no work straight away but that was a start.

Thank you both for your help.

Habitual · 01-29-2016, 07:25 AM

Glad it worked out!