I just installed Ubuntu 18.04. When I try to play a movie DVD I get an error message that I need to install the dvd ac-3 (atsc a/52) decoder. I can't find this software and instructions on how to install it. I can play movies on the internet, hard drive, and flash drive but not the DVD player. Any help would be appreciated.

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The VLC player is use full to play DVD

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The video you’re trying to watch is using copyright protection technology and Ubuntu is not designed to play those videos unless you enable AC3, a Dolby Digital audio format for DVDs.

Run these commands to add AC3 capability for apps other than VLC (VLC already has it):

sudo apt update sudo apt install libdvdnav4 libdvdread4 gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly libdvd-pkg sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras

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