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how to play VOB files in ubuntu

Asked by sundaramurthy

i am not able to play VOB files (with VLC also) can any one help me?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

do you have ubuntu-restricted-extras installed?

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sundaramurthy (murthy-sundara) said : 		#2

 i am using ubuntu but what is this "ubuntu-restricted-extras"? how can i check it?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Click Applications -> Accessories -> terminal and paste this command:

sudo apt-get install -y ubuntu-restricted-extras

Humour on screen prompts using TAB and ENTER

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sundaramurthy (murthy-sundara) said : 		#4

 "ubuntu-restricted-extras is already the newest version" message appeared . means it was already installed

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Jared Norris (jarednorris) said : 		#5

Sundaramurthy,

I would check out https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs and follow the instructions on there (I generally find VLC is the best option). It explains everything you need to know about playing DVDs in Ubuntu.

It is specifically tailored to playing DVDs but a vob file is what is used on DVDs so should also cover what you are looking for (except when going to play it you open a file instead of a DVD).

The ubuntu-restricted-extras package installs a lot of useful multimedia related packages but you also need to install the libdvdcss packages as well to make DVDs play correctly.

I hope this helps.

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