PLEASE NOTE: I used Feisty (32-bit) when I wrote this HOWTO, but it also works for Gutsy (32-bit) and Hardy (32-bit), all three of which I have installed and use in a triple-boot setup on my laptop.
As a new user to Kubuntu back in March this year, I was really frustrated when I discovered that Kaffeine wouldn't play my DVDs! I struggled with it for several days until I finally got it figured out.
For those who venture out of the dark waters of Windoze and have installed Kubuntu Feisty Fawn and find that they can't play their DVDs in Kaffeine, take heart. The solution is simple, and the steps to get it done straight forward and short. Here is what you should do.
Notice: I used (and still use) Adept Manager, but you can use the CLI if desired. If you use the CLI, to avoid typos, copy and paste the indicated commands.
STEPS
1. Open Adept Manager
2. Install the following package If not already added::
libdvdread3
3. Add the needed repositories if not already added, according to your version of *ubuntu, per the following instructions:
Kubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn":
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/feisty.list -O document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Kubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon":
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/gutsy.list -O document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Kubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron":
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Kubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex":
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list -O document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Kubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope":
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/jaunty.list -O document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
4. Add the GPG Key:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
You may be asked to accept this package even though it cannot be authenticated. This is normal; typing "Yes" means you trust Medibuntu.
5. Click on Fetch Updates
6. Install the following packags if not already installed:
libdvdcss2
w32codecs
libxine1-all-plugins (this is an empty package that marks for installation the following packages)
libxine1-console
libxine1-ffmpeg
libxine1-gnome
libxine1-misc-plugins
libxine1-x
Result:
Kaffeine opens/plays DVDs!
Updated 20 October 2007: Reason - The location of, and instructions for, the Medibuntu repositories for the needed Codecs was changed. Step 3 and 4 reflect this change.
Updated 05 April 2008: Reason - Updated for use with Hardy Heron KDE 3.5.9
Updated 01 June 2008: Reason - Verified using Hardy Heron KDE 4 and the default Dragon Player video player.
Updated 19 July 2008: Reason - Updated to reflect new meta-package libxine1-all-plugins which replaced libxine1-plugins (at least in Hardy - so if you are running Gutsy or Feisty, and this new meta-package isn't listed, then continue to use libxine1-plugins)
As a new user to Kubuntu back in March this year, I was really frustrated when I discovered that Kaffeine wouldn't play my DVDs! I struggled with it for several days until I finally got it figured out.
For those who venture out of the dark waters of Windoze and have installed Kubuntu Feisty Fawn and find that they can't play their DVDs in Kaffeine, take heart. The solution is simple, and the steps to get it done straight forward and short. Here is what you should do.
Notice: I used (and still use) Adept Manager, but you can use the CLI if desired. If you use the CLI, to avoid typos, copy and paste the indicated commands.
STEPS
1. Open Adept Manager
2. Install the following package If not already added::
libdvdread3
3. Add the needed repositories if not already added, according to your version of *ubuntu, per the following instructions:
Kubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn":
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/feisty.list -O document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Kubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon":
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/gutsy.list -O document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Kubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron":
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Kubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex":
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list -O document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Kubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope":
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/jaunty.list -O document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
4. Add the GPG Key:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
You may be asked to accept this package even though it cannot be authenticated. This is normal; typing "Yes" means you trust Medibuntu.
5. Click on Fetch Updates
6. Install the following packags if not already installed:
libdvdcss2
w32codecs
libxine1-all-plugins (this is an empty package that marks for installation the following packages)
libxine1-console
libxine1-ffmpeg
libxine1-gnome
libxine1-misc-plugins
libxine1-x
Result:
Kaffeine opens/plays DVDs!
Updated 20 October 2007: Reason - The location of, and instructions for, the Medibuntu repositories for the needed Codecs was changed. Step 3 and 4 reflect this change.
Updated 05 April 2008: Reason - Updated for use with Hardy Heron KDE 3.5.9
Updated 01 June 2008: Reason - Verified using Hardy Heron KDE 4 and the default Dragon Player video player.
Updated 19 July 2008: Reason - Updated to reflect new meta-package libxine1-all-plugins which replaced libxine1-plugins (at least in Hardy - so if you are running Gutsy or Feisty, and this new meta-package isn't listed, then continue to use libxine1-plugins)
Question; Is libxine1-gnome required even if I don't use the Gnome desktop environment? Or can I safely remove this again?
), so there are going to be packages required in KDE that are also required in Gnome. One package for both environments. It wouldn't make management sense to have two separately named packages that were completely identical.
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