[Solved] VLC won't play FACTORY dvd movie

MC · 2016-12-08 06:05

I tried to play a store-purchased dvd movie and it will not work. I'm guessing I need to install something along the lines of a lib file to get this to work.

I tried 6 factory dvd movies...no luck.
I tested the same 6 dvds on XP, running a portable version of VLC...no problems at all.

Thanks in advance for any help.

MC

Last edited by MC (2016-12-08 07:26)

bin · 2016-12-08 07:07

libdvdcss2 is normally the issue. There are a couple of sources.

https://download.videolan.org/debian/stable/ will give you access to that file in various versions. I've attached the 64bit deb which installs through gdebi or dpkg -i without any dependency issues

The other option is to get it from the unofficial Debian Multimedia repo at http://www.deb-multimedia.org/

You'll need to add the repo info as described, and apt-get update will update a number of multimedia based files on your system.

Attachments:

libdvdcss2_1.2.13-0_amd64.deb, Size: 43.42 KiB, Downloads: 1,261

q4osteam · 2016-12-08 07:25

In addition, the most easy way is to install 'Multimedia Codecs' from Q4OS Software Centre. It will pull 'libdvdcss2' as well.

MC · 2016-12-08 07:25

Thanks bin!

I downloaded and installed the .deb package...problem solved!

MC · 2016-12-08 07:30

@Q4OS Team ~ Thanks to you, too! (Our post times are exactly the same)

bin · 2016-12-08 08:13

q4osteam wrote:

In addition, the most easy way is to install 'Multimedia Codecs' from Q4OS Software Centre. It will pull 'libdvdcss2' as well.

I wasn't sure whether this pulls in the dreaded Flash Player - though it is of course the much simpler solution

Just a thought - if it doesn't cause too much pain, would it be possible to pull Flash Player (flashplugin-nonfree) out and make it a single separate installation?

q4osteam · 2016-12-08 08:23

No, 'Multimedia Codecs' doesn't pull flash at all, it adds the 'deb-multimedia' repository and installs following core packages:

libdvdcss2, w64codecs:amd64 | w32codecs:i386, va-driver-all, libav-tools, twolame, libaacs0, libfaad2, libmp4v2-2, libfaac0, libmp3lame0, libdvdnav4, libdvdread4, libbluray1, libcrystalhd3, libopencore-amrwb0, libopencore-amrnb0

q4osteam · 2016-12-08 08:30

The only Firefox installer pulls the flash, and it's deactivated by default, so user has to manually enable it prior to using it. As discussed in another thread, there will be an option in Q4OS Firefox installer in the future to select, whether to include flash, or not.

bin · 2016-12-08 09:18

q4osteam wrote:

No, 'Multimedia Codecs' doesn't pull flash at all, it adds the 'deb-multimedia' repository and installs following core packages:
libdvdcss2, w64codecs:amd64 | w32codecs:i386, va-driver-all, libav-tools, twolame, libaacs0, libfaad2, libmp4v2-2, libfaac0, libmp3lame0, libdvdnav4, libdvdread4, libbluray1, libcrystalhd3, libopencore-amrwb0, libopencore-amrnb0

Excellent - thanks for clearing that up.

KenAlvarez1967 · 2026-07-30 23:37

Where do I find the file? And how do I install it? Synaptic Package Manager didn't show it.

q4osteam wrote:

In addition, the most easy way is to install 'Multimedia Codecs' from Q4OS Software Centre. It will pull 'libdvdcss2' as well.

Rademes · 2026-07-31 08:30

KenAlvarez1967 wrote:

Where do I find the file? And how do I install it? Synaptic Package Manager didn't show it.
q4osteam wrote:
In addition, the most easy way is to install 'Multimedia Codecs' from Q4OS Software Centre. It will pull 'libdvdcss2' as well.

You do not have to install it from Synaptic Package Manager.
You have to to install 'Multimedia Codecs' from Q4OS Software Centre.

KenAlvarez1967 · Yesterday 01:37

I appreciate the response, however, I am on Q4OS.org and do not see a software center.

bin · Yesterday 06:32

Look in the menu on your computer.
The exact path depends on whether you are using TDE or Plasma - but you'll find it in there.
Q4OS Software Centre

q4osteam · Yesterday 10:16

Q4OS welcome screen > Install applications

KenAlvarez1967 · Yesterday 11:24

Thank you, it works now!

bin wrote:

Look in the menu on your computer.
The exact path depends on whether you are using TDE or Plasma - but you'll find it in there.
Q4OS Software Centre

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