Existing guides specify to install the libdvdread4 package and then run sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh to install DVD decryption support. However on Loki, this results in sudo: command not found. Inspecting the libdvdread4 indeed reveals that the install-css.sh script is missing.
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Since Ubuntu 15.10, libdvdcss (the package required for CSS decryption) is installed as part of the libdvd-pkg package, with no additional steps required.
sudo apt install libdvd-pkg
The default Videos app in elementary OS is quite buggy, and while the Play Disc option appears after installing CSS support, playback fails. A workaround is simply to install VLC, which is generally more stable and has better format support.
sudo apt install vlc
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Aferwards I needed to
sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkgto download, compile, and install libdvdcss– bformetFeb 18, 2017 at 14:58
On ElementaryOS 5.1 (Hera) all I needed to do (as with many other newer Ubuntu-based distros) to play DVD-s was:
Pre-requisites (which are probably already done):
sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
sudo apt update
Required setup:
sudo apt install -y gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
Usage:
- Insert the DVD.
- Open the Files app.
- Click your DVD to load it on the left-hand list of Devices.
- Open the Videos app.
- Click the Play from Disc button in the middle.
