[HOW TO] Play Encrypted DVDs on Xubuntu
If you try to play an encrypted DVD on Xubuntu (most likely using the default player, Parole) you'll get an error message: To play encrypted DVDs, we need the libdvdcss2 package. Here's how to install it in Xubuntu. Install Open a terminal window. First we need to enable Medibuntu repository: sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update Then we install libdvdcss2: sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 -y That's it! You can now play encrypted DVDs on Xubuntu. References Medibuntu