You can watch movies and video clips in Xubuntu by using the Totem Movie Player.
Start Totem by clicking → → .
The movie player provided with Xubuntu is capable of reading DVDs that are not encrypted; encrypted DVD support is not available by default in Xubuntu due to legal restrictions surrounding the DVD format. However, it is possible to play encrypted DVDs on Xubuntu by installing some additional software.
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Enable the Medibuntu repository according to these instructions.
Install the following packages (see Глава 11, Установка, удаление и обновление приложений):
libdvdnav4
libdvdread3
libdvdcss2
Please note that you also need the correct codecs to play DVDs. See Multimedia Codecs.
Once you have installed all these things, launch
→ → , and choose → .Videos can come in a range of different formats. However, some of these formats are proprietary or commercial and so cannot be included in Xubuntu by default. As a result, additional software must be installed to allow you to view such formats. The following applications may be able to play certain formats which the default applications are unable to handle:
gxine with Xine extra plugins
MPlayer Movie Player
VLC media player
See Глава 11, Установка, удаление и обновление приложений for help on installing new software.
See Multimedia Codecs for information on installing support for other audio and video formats.