Submitted by AndrewT on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 04:47
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By default, Trisquel is unable to play many DVDs because it lacks a library to bypass the CSS (Content Scrambling System) algorithm that blocks access to encrypted DVDs. You need a simple free software library called libdvdcss, which bypasses the encryption, includes an API to access DVDs as a block device, and ignores region codes.
Installation
libdvdcss can be installed via multiple methods.- A copy can also be downloaded from their website.
- Using the script:
/usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
The script will automatically download and install the latest available version:
