On 08/22/2013 07:41 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Doug wrote: >> Bob Proulx wrote: >>> Ralf Mardorf wrote: >>>> Did you ever need libdvdcss(2)? >>> >>> Only when playing DVDs. Or are you are asking if I ever *need* to >>> play a DVD? >> >> This exchange perfectly illustrates why I took Debian off my computer >> two-plus years ago. > > What software distribution did you move to that includes the ability > to play DVDs by default? Please tell us. > > Bob > I think you can do it in Mint, and also Korora. PCLOS has the necessary files and libs in the repo, so you can load them right away if you want to play DVDs. (I'm running PCLOS, but if I want to watch movies or listen to music, I have a TV for the former, and a hi-fi set for the latter.) (I do listen to some YouTube music, of course, on the computer, but I don't need anything special to do that.)
My complaint is with Debian's politics: if it's not FOSS, you can't have it. --doug -- Blessed are the peacemakers..for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M.Greeley -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5216b501.6020...@optonline.net