Getting DVDs to automatically play.

[Ian Bruntlett]

Hi,

I am sorting out an Ubuntu 20.04.1 system for someone who isn't technically minded. She mainly wants to use it to play DVDs.

I installed and reconfigured libdvd-pkg and installed VLC. I can play DVDs by putting them in, running VLC and going through the usual menus to play a disc. However, I would like to offer a more foolproof solution.

Any ideas?

Ian

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[Colin Law]

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 at 15:11, Ian Bruntlett <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I am sorting out an Ubuntu 20.04.1 system for someone who isn't technically minded. She mainly wants to use it to play DVDs.
>
> I installed and reconfigured libdvd-pkg and installed VLC. I can play DVDs by putting them in, running VLC and going through the usual menus to play a disc. However, I would like to offer a more foolproof solution.

Have a look in Settings > Removable Media.  You should see there the
option to autoplay dvds.

Colin

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> Any ideas?
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> Ian
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[Ian Bruntlett]

Hi Colin,

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 at 15:17, Colin Law <[hidden email]> wrote:

Have a look in Settings > Removable Media.  You should see there the
option to autoplay dvds.

Used that option to set VLC to autorun when a DVD is inserted.

Thank you for your help :)

Ian

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