{"id":3171,"date":"2014-04-14T14:33:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T14:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2014-05-19T09:49:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T09:49:42","slug":"enable-dvd-playback-ubuntu-14-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2014\/04\/enable-dvd-playback-ubuntu-14-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable DVD Playback in Ubuntu 14.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ubuntu-logo-32.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ubuntu-logo-32.png\" alt=\"Play encrypted DVD Ubuntu 14.04\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ubuntu-logo-32.png 200w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ubuntu-logo-32-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWant to play DVDs on your Ubuntu Desktop? Well, Ubuntu can&#8217;t play DVDs out of the box for a whole tangle of legal reasons. But you can follow this tutorial to enable DVD playback in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Buy Fluendo DVD Player:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Fluendo DVD Player is a software application specially designed to reproduce DVD on Linux\/Unix platforms, which provides end users with high quality standards.<\/p>\n<p>The following features are provided:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full DVD Playback<\/li>\n<li>DVD Menu support<\/li>\n<li>Fullscreen support<\/li>\n<li>Dolby Digital pass-through<\/li>\n<li>Dolby Digital 5.1 output and stereo downmixing support<\/li>\n<li>Resume from last position support<\/li>\n<li>Subtitle support<\/li>\n<li>Audio selection support<\/li>\n<li>Multiple Angles support<\/li>\n<li>Support for encrypted discs<\/li>\n<li>Multiregion, works in all regions<\/li>\n<li>Multiple video deinterlacing algorithms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Ubuntu Software Center sells Fluendo DVD Player for $24.95:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Fluendo-DVD-player.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Fluendo-DVD-player-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Fluendo-DVD-player\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Fluendo-DVD-player-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Fluendo-DVD-player.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Enable DVD Playback in Ubuntu:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t want to pay? Thanks to the open-source software <b><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microe\/libdvdread\" title=\"libdvdread in github\" target=\"_blank\">libdvdread<\/a><\/b>, it provides the library to read DVDs in Ubuntu Linux.<\/p>\n<p>To install it, open Ubuntu Software Center and search for and install the package <b>libdvdread4<\/b> and <b>libdvdnav4<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/install-library-read-dvds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/install-library-read-dvds.jpg\" alt=\"install libdvdread4 library to read DVD\" width=\"560\" height=\"204\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/install-library-read-dvds.jpg 560w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/install-library-read-dvds-300x109.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After that, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo \/usr\/share\/doc\/libdvdread4\/install-css.sh<\/pre>\n<p>This script will allow you to play encrypted DVDs in Ubuntu.<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE:<\/b> Since Medibuntu is no longer available, you have to install libdvdcss2 repository manually. Download it from the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/download.videolan.org\/pub\/debian\/stable\/libdvdcss2_1.2.13-0_i386.deb\">32 bit libdvdcss2<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/download.videolan.org\/pub\/debian\/stable\/libdvdcss2_1.2.13-0_amd64.deb\">64 bit libdvdcss2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once installed, you\u2019ll be able to playback and navigate DVD menus in most video applications, including the default Totem and VLC.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Want to play DVDs on your Ubuntu Desktop? Well, Ubuntu can&#8217;t play DVDs out of the box for a whole tangle of legal reasons. 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