how to get libdvdcss and w32codecs through apt

[Jamon Camisso]

Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> Andrew Hunter wrote:
>>> Then again, I was under the impression that packages from even the
>>> universe and multiverse sections of the "official" repos were also
>>> unsupported.
>>>     
>> Only unsupported for commercial support from Canonical.
>>   
> 
> Sorry, I can't parse this. Please explain.
> 
> While you're at it, maybe then you can help me understand why
> un-intuitive names like "multiverse" are used intead of clear language
> like "supported", "unsupported", or even codes.

Well, think of the repositories as concentric rings around a central
core of supported packages. They aren't totally unsupported per se, else
they wouldn't be compiled and in the repositories to begin with.

> (I mean, if the "universe" is well-known to mean "everything", how can
> you name something to mean more than that? Clearly the word "universe"
> was badly chosen -- and then the error was compounded by creating the
> term "multiverse".)

Some physicists may take issue with that.

> Sometimes, names that sound incredibly clever to developers come across
> as (at best) silly or (at worst) elitist to newcomers who just want to
> understand what's going on. The evolution from "clever" to "useful" is a
> maturing process, which while intangible is probably the area in which
> Ubuntu falls the most behind other mainstream distros. Changing "Edgy"
> to "6.10" is just the tip of the iceberg.

Dapper is properly known as 6.06 LTS. The numbering scheme based on
year/month is incredibly useful IMO.

> (I've already had one client refuse to use 6.10, even after release and
> despite my recommendation, because "Edgy" implies "bleeding edge" and
> rough. They're staying with Dapper^H^H^H^H^H^H6.04 instead.)

If the client doesn't need the new stuff in Edgy, definitely push
Dapper, I have been. Also, if you don't want to come back to support the
client, push Dapper. Dapper has 3 years of support guaranteed, 5 on the
server, whereas Edgy has 18 months.

Go with Edgy if your clients don't mind calling you every 6 months for
an upgrade--you'll have a solid client base for perpetuity. If on the
other hand you want to leave the client feeling confident and secure for
the next 3 years, show them how to click the red button in Gnome and
type in their password. Dapper is the way to go in that case for sure.

Jamon