[wellylug] Using DVDs and iPods on Linux

[Callum Grant]

Hi David,

I'm not sure what software you should use to sync your iPod but about what I
can do is recommend a dvd player.

I use VLC media player to play dvds it should be in the add/remove
programmes package system, but it is not monitored by ubuntu so it will be
under the third party software list. To play the dvds you will need to get
into the terminal and use these commands:

sudo apt-get install -y libdvdread3
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh

then if you want to play WMV, WMA, and RealPlayer formats you will need to
use these commands:

wget -c
http://www.debian-multimedia.org/pool/main/w/w32codecs/w32codecs_20061022-0.
0_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i w32codecs_20061022-0.0_i386.deb

I hope this helps as it worked for me in ubuntu and ubuntustudio.

Cheers, Callum

-----Original Message-----
From: wellylug-bounces at lists.wellylug.org.nz
[mailto:wellylug-bounces at lists.wellylug.org.nz] On Behalf Of David James
Dubrelle Morrah
Sent: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 6:29 p.m.
To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
Subject: [wellylug] Using DVDs and iPods on Linux

Hi everyone,

a few days ago I installed Xubuntu on my laptop.  No major problems, I 
use Linux 90% of the time and is very fast, however, I am still having 
to switch to XP whenever I want to burn a CD, watch a DVD or use my 
iPod.  To be more specific:

- GXine, the player bundled with my OS, doesn't play DVDs at all, 
although it can play audio CDs.  However, it won't read mp3, Apple AAC 
or m4a files, it can only pick up WAV files.

- Can anyone recommend a good CD burner for Linux?

- I need a program that will pick up my iPod, preferably something that 
offers the same functionality as iTunes.  I've tried googling a few, but 
had trouble installing them.  Does anyone know any good downloads that 
will actually work?

- Incidentally, how does one enable start up music?  Does Linux have a 
default start up sound like Windows?

Thanks,
David


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