Nothing plays DVDs in Ubuntu Gutsy?

[NoOp]

On 10/23/2007 07:09 PM, Default User wrote:

> 
> I feel your pain! Just tried for the first time to play a commercial dvd
> movie, and I also have been unable to make it work.  I had no idea it
> would be so difficult as late as October 2007.  You have already tried
> everything I tried, and then some.  So I have no advice, but perhaps a
> developer might be able to shed so light on the matter.  
> 
> Anyway, at least you're not alone. 
> 

Applications | Add/Remove | Show: All available... |

Seach DVD - add VLC

You can also add Mplayer but VLC should do it.

Then: System | Preferences | Removable Drives and Media | Multimedia |
Video DVD Disks | replace totem with vlc

Put the DVD back in the drive & it should bring up vlc and the DVD
should then play fine.