Instructions for installing libdvdcss on ubuntu 15.10

Installing libdvdcss

Legal warning: Check with your local laws to make sure usage of libdvdcss2 would be legal in your area.

From Ubuntu 15.10 onwards, libdvd-pkg is available to ease the installation of libdvdcss.

Install the libdvd-pkg package (no need to add third party repositories) via Synaptic or command line:

sudo apt-get install libdvd-pkg  

Then run the following commands to complete the libdvdcss installation:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Source


Step 1 - open terminal.

Step 2: - copy/paste into terminal:

sudo apt-get install libdvd-pkg

Step 3 - copy/paste into terminal:

sudo /usr/lib/libdvd-pkg/b-i_libdvdcss.sh

Step 4 - Hit Enter

Step 5 - Enter password

Step 6 - When installation is complete: close terminal.

Tested successfully on Ubuntu Mate 16.04.