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Movie Player, lost plug in, how reinstall

Asked by Jesse Hill

I updated ubuntu on my laptop and now when I attempt to play a DVD I received a message that there is no longer a plug in. Where will I find one and how do I install?

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#1

If you changed of version, you lost Medibuntu packets and have to reinstall them: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

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Jesse Hill (jessuwah) said : 		#2

delance,

Thanks for responding. I am an extreme newbe to ubuntu and have difficulty navigating the system for now. Would you please give me a step by step if possible?

Thanks

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Best delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#3

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#Installing%20Individual%20Packages provides a step by step.
If you plan to install Natty (next Ubuntu version), you simply have to wait to 28th April. It will avoid you to do twice this installation.
If you need more help, please provide Ubuntu version (10.04 LTS/10.10, 32/64bits, Desktop/Netbook).

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Jesse Hill (jessuwah) said : 		#4

I just recently updated to version 10.10 Maverick Meerkat and had not planned to update again. So instructions to install Medibuntu for this version would be greatly appreciated.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#5

Do you have a 32 bits or 64 bits version ?

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Jesse Hill (jessuwah) said : 		#6

I updated the with the 32 bit version

Jesse

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> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:33:51 +0000
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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#7

Get http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.3medibuntu1_i386.deb and install it.

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Jesse Hill (jessuwah) said : 		#8

I have installed the package as instructed and continue to receive the following message from Movie Player: Search for suitable plugin? Required software to play this file is not installed: search? I press search and receive: no packages with requested plugins found. However libdvdcss2_1.2.10 is showing in the installed software.

In West Texas, if it doesn't stick you, sting you burn you or bite you, it's a rock.

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> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:58:16 +0000
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> Your question #153461 on totem in Ubuntu changed:
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> delance posted a new comment:
> Get
> http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.3medibuntu1_i386.deb
> and install it.
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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#9

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#Adding%20the%20Repository
Could you copy/paste command to add repository, and the following "sudo apt-get" command.

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Jesse Hill (jessuwah) said : 		#10

Have copied and pasted both the command add to the repository and the sudo apt-get and ran in Terminal. The end results are the same; put dvd in, Movie Player shows message: Search for suitable plugin? Press search; message states searching for plugins; new message: No packages with requested plugins found, the requested plugins are dvd source; press ok: new message: An error occured, Location not found.

In West Texas, if it doesn't stick you, sting you burn you or bite you, it's a rock.

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> Subject: Re: [Question #153461]: Movie Player, lost plug in, how reinstall
> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:14:12 +0000
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> Your question #153461 on totem in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/totem/+question/153461
>
> delance posted a new comment:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#Adding%20the%20Repository
> Could you copy/paste command to add repository, and the following "sudo apt-get" command.
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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#11

OK, I propose you to use another software, more easy to install.
Could you run command:
   sudo apt-get install vlc
Then on DVD icon, do a right click and choose software VLC.

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Jesse Hill (jessuwah) said : 		#12

The VLC software has been loaded and performs well; I can now play DVD's again. Thank you for your time and efforts.

JAH

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> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:34:12 +0000
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> Your question #153461 on totem in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/totem/+question/153461
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> delance posted a new comment:
> OK, I propose you to use another software, more easy to install.
> Could you run command:
> sudo apt-get install vlc
> Then on DVD icon, do a right click and choose software VLC.
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