This post shows students and new users step to play DVD or watch videos on Ubuntu Linux.
Out of the box, Ubuntu won’t play your encrypted or protected DVDs – since most DVDs are protected anyways. In order to play DVDs, you need to have the right codecs installed.
A codec is a piece of software that allows applications to read a video or audio format. If Ubuntu Linux doesn’t find the right codecs, it won’t play the DVD or play the encoded videos.
Certain videos and DVDs are protected. Protected content prevents you from copying or playing them unless you have extra software to handle the copy protection.
Ubuntu doesn’t have it installed by default.
Some DVDs also a region code, which tells you in which region of the world they are allowed to be played. If Ubuntu is setup in a different region than the DVD, it may also not play.
One package that will most likely be needed is libdvd. Below we’ll show you how to install it along with other necessary packages to get Ubuntu to play DVDs and other videos.
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