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Old 07-18-2003, 09:09 PM   #1
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Question Watching DVD's


I have just brought a internal DVD pplayer for my linux box. i am runing mandrake 9.1 and i was wondering if any one would have any help for playing dvd's in linux. I wouldn't consider my self a newbie but am still learning. any help would be very appreciated
 
Old 07-18-2003, 09:39 PM   #2
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Try any of these players , your choice

Mplayer
or
Xine
 
Old 07-19-2003, 05:49 AM   #3
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but rememerb that the versions of these programs that come with mandrake probably have been deliberatley crippled to stop dvd css decoding, so you'd probably need to go to their originaly sites and download official versions.
 
Old 07-19-2003, 09:01 AM   #4
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Hello,

to install ogle and mplayer you have to add some sources to the mandrake softwaremanager. Very importat is the source from http://plf.zarb.org.

Use the scripts on:
http://lugv.barga.com/pipermail/lugv...ch/001190.html
Sorry it`s in german but i think you see what you have to do.
 
  


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