Originally Posted By: Jon
I'm not familiar with Ubuntu specifically.
I know there is a graphical program to for installing software (and managing the installs like removing software too).
In your case, to get you going, try:
sudo apt-get install libdvdcss
It reads like this in English:
As the root user (Super-User Do), run the apt-get program.
In Linux/UNIX/etc... commands typically follow a pattern:
program --option --anotheroption COMMAND ARGUMENT1 ARGUMENT2...
In this case, apt-get is the program.
install is the command
and libdvdcss is the argument, and no "options" are necessary.
Options change the way the command behaves in certain ways.
Look for a program "Synaptic" which is a graphical version of apt-get.
Myself, I run openSUSE and am happy with it, but there is nothing wrong with Ubuntu (although I prefer KUbuntu, I much prefer the KDE desktop).
I've been doing Linux since 1995.
(BTW, it's "dual" not "duel" although that is a humorous mistake to make. Hah, dueling operating systems.)
Ok I tried "sudo apt-get install libdvdcss" This is what I got.
jim@mycomputer:~$ sudo apt-get install libdvdcss
[sudo] password for jim:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package libdvdcss is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package libdvdcss has no installation candidate
jim@mycomputer:~$
The libdvdcss-1.2.9 file is in the desk top folder. I extracted the files to the desk top. Any idea of what this means?
