Submitted by AndrewT on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 05:47
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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 libdvdcss2, which bypasses the encryption, includes an API to access DVDs as a block device, and ignores region codes.
Installation
libdvdcss2 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.
Additional Information
- Users may also have to install the gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly package to have DVD's play properly. This is unrelated to the CSS encryption on the disks.
