Unable to play DVDs on Linux system.
Unable to play DVDs on Linux system.
Ensure libdvdcss is added through the ubuntu-restricted-extras package, which also provides codecs for various media providers.
Have you tried this before? On Xubuntu the steps should match what you’re seeing. In a terminal: sudo apt update sudo apt install libdvd-pkg -y You noticed that the Debian package for VLC sometimes fails when reading DVDs. It seems to occur on certain systems. For those, you can delete the vlc apt/deb package and install it via Snap: sudo apt remove vlc sudo snap install vlc Or, if you prefer not to use snaps, add Flatpak to Lubuntu and try VLC there. Personally, I’ve switched to mpv for video playback, though we still keep VLC as the default player on our machines. I like mpv because it often highlights where segments are cut. Sometimes I purchase discs that contain a single large file for a show instead of splitting it across episodes. mpv appears to show possible cut points, which helps. Cheers, Chas