Introduction

Error: xine: couldn't find demuse for > dvd:///dev/hdb

Getting commercial (encrypted) DVD's to play in Kubuntu, proved to be somewhat more of a problem than I first envisaged.

You can find any number of web sites that give you clear instructions on what you must do; the priority being to install libdvdcss2, (the value for libdvdcssN is subject to change please ensure you have a current library) which is the library that decodes commercial DVD's. Almost all distributions do not include this, as the legality is open to some speculation. The large film corporations want you to buy DVD's, but are reluctant to let you play them on a computer!