[Tfug] ubuntu dvd player trouble

[Ken Steen]

On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 03:38:09PM -0700, charles wiggins wrote:
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> hello my name is Charles Wiggins and am new to Linux . have been using ubuntu 8.10 with no problem upgraded to 9.4 also with no problem. have been using Totem movie player with no problems for many mounts. recently i did a suggested update via update mgr, and now the movie player doesn't work any mo
> re. 
> after inserting the DVD the software screen comes but it does nothing further. when i mouse to the close button in upper rt. and left clck it tells me that movie player is not responding and i must force it to quit to do anything else. I went to apps>add/remove and removed then reinstalled the movie player. all to no avail. i have no idea what to try now any help would be appreciated thanks.
> Charles Wiggins
>       cwiggins at flash.net

I use either mplayer or vlc.  I have never liked Totem.  I am not sure
but you may have to reinstall your libdvdcss when you do a distribution
upgrade.  

sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

Ken