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*Occasionally Adobe updates their version of flash without changing the name of the file. In this case the flashplugin-nonfree package will download the flash installer, but not install it. (Test by going to youtube.com) The installer can be found in /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree, or follow the tar.gz method at [[install flashplayer|this page]]. | *Occasionally Adobe updates their version of flash without changing the name of the file. In this case the flashplugin-nonfree package will download the flash installer, but not install it. (Test by going to youtube.com) The installer can be found in /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree, or follow the tar.gz method at [[install flashplayer|this page]]. | ||
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*Installing Java will not work if you do not agree to the license terms, so if java does not work you should try reinstalling and making sure of the license agreement. Test it by going to http://java.sun.com/applets/other/BouncingHeads. | *Installing Java will not work if you do not agree to the license terms, so if java does not work you should try reinstalling and making sure of the license agreement. Test it by going to http://java.sun.com/applets/other/BouncingHeads. | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 10 December 2009
This page in Spanish: Multimedia and DVDs in Ubuntu (Español)
Since downloading some of the following libraries may violate some Digital Millenium Copyright laws, this wiki page is for educational purposes only. Anyone who follows these directions for their computer does so at their own risk.
Instructions
In order to make Multimedia and DVDs work in Ubuntu, you need to add some additional software. This software is not installed by default because of licensing and legal issues.
- Make sure you are connected to the internet
- Install the following packages, either from synaptic or from the command line:
- ubuntu-restricted-extras
- vlc (optional)
To install from the command line, open a terminal (Applications>Accessories>Terminal) and type or paste the following:
For Ubuntu 8.04
sudo apt-get install vlc ubuntu-restricted-extras libdvdread3
For Ubuntu 9.04
sudo apt-get install vlc ubuntu-restricted-extras libdvdread4
Then open a terminal window and execute:
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh
This procedure adds a second media player (vlc) which will appear in Applications>Sound and Video as well as java, quicktime and some other media helpers and plugins. The install will ask you to agree to the java license as well as clicking or entering ok on a couple of informational screens. The installation may appear to stall part way through. Be patient. It will not currently work to install flash.
Problems
- Occasionally Adobe updates their version of flash without changing the name of the file. In this case the flashplugin-nonfree package will download the flash installer, but not install it. (Test by going to youtube.com) The installer can be found in /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree, or follow the tar.gz method at this page.
- Occasionally rebooting is necessary before things actually work
- Installing Java will not work if you do not agree to the license terms, so if java does not work you should try reinstalling and making sure of the license agreement. Test it by going to http://java.sun.com/applets/other/BouncingHeads.
Legal Issues
The legal status of libdvdcss2 is questionable, since it has never been brought to court, but some people believe it could be. Check out this link for a discussion, or the Wikipedia article on libdvdcss