The movie players provided in Ubuntu can play back unencrypted DVDs. However, many commercial DVDs are encrypted with a weak algorithm called Content Scrambling System (CSS).You can enable playback of encrypted DVDs with MPlayer, xine and Totem-xine by installing libdvdcss2.
The CSS key sets are licensed to manufacturers who incorporate them into products such as DVD drives, DVD players and DVD movie releases.Most DVD players are equipped with a CSS Decryption module.
Installing libdvdcss2
First you need to install the libdvdread3 package using the following command
sudo apt-get install libdvdread3
Now download the libdvdcss2 library using the following command
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/examples/install-css.sh
For Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) users use the following command
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh
If you want to download libdvdcss2 library manually you can download from here
For AMD64 Users
First you need to install the following packages
sudo apt-get install debhelper build-essential fakeroot
Now download the libdvdcss2 library using the following command
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/examples/install-css.sh
For Ubuntu Edgy Users use the following command
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh
That’s it now Your DVD player should now play back encrypted DVDs.You can ope your Movie player from Applications > Sound & Video
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OMG thank you so much! This worked perfectly for me on Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft. Thank you! Thank you!
– Cazzj
Great this worked just fine for me in ubuntu fiesty fawn. Thanks very much!
Good stuff, worked straight away no fuss. Cheers