Re: another interesting video problem VLC won't play dvd

To finish, I typed

sudo apt-get install build-essential



then it said E Couldn't find package build.

Everything else seemed normal. I have not tried to run a dvd yet.


On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Gary Kirkpatrick <pegngary@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I used the first of those links. E: Couldn't find package build. After I
typed

sudo apt-get install build-essential




some installations were performed, at the end of which is stated:



On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Sat, 2008-05-31 at 11:17 -0400, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
I've run across several dvd's that do not work in VLC and Totem.
Error message from Totem is 'are you trying to run dvd without
libdvdcss?' Do I need to download this and if so would you suggest a
site? I found many versions on /linux.softpedia.com. Some are
debian, others redhat and the other labeled sources mirror one. What
should I do?

Here's the link:
http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload/libdvdcss-Download-165.html

Follow the instructions here
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs

or, alternatively, these

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#head-57a5050d451985de1b87ea87a3ccc1a4895e57d3


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