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Debian Packages:
w32codecs
All forms of video viewing is supported by Linux. You can view AVI,
DVD, SVCD, and many more codecs (video encodings). The
w32codecs
package allows viewing of many MS Windows video
codecs.
There at least five DVD players available for Debian:
totem, xine-ui, mplayer,
ogle, and vlc. Totem is a
good choice for a DVD viewer for Gnome.
There are considerable uncertainties in the legal situation with
respect to the position of the US movie studios. Certainly, illegal
copying of DVDs can not be condoned, but unfortunately the CSS copy
protection scheme (used on DVDs) has become a view restriction scheme,
thereby, according to many, restricting freedom of speech. Thus the
required library to read many commercial DVDs needs to be obtained
separately.
# sh /usr/share/doc/libdvdread2/examples/install-css.sh
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To allow users access be sure they are in group cdrom.
Some packages expect the DVD device to be called
/dev/dvd. If it does not exist, and your DVD device is
/dev/hdc, for example, then simply:
# ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/dvd
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