Question: How to Play Dvds on Ubuntu?
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How do I watch a DVD on Linux?

(Alternatively, you can run sudo apt-get install vlc to install it from the command line.) Once installed, insert your DVD and launch VLC.

Click the “Media” menu in VLC, select “Open Disc,” and select the “DVD” option.

VLC should automatically find a DVD disc you’ve inserted and play it back.

How do I view videos on Ubuntu?

To play video files, Ubuntu has a native player but it might be restricted in the package you installed. To enable them just open terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and paste the following command “sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras” without quotation marks.

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