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I notice they have enhanced DVD playback. I'm considering buying one. If I install OpenSUSE over the Ubuntu package, is there a way to not lose this? It sounds like ...
  1. 02-09-2008 #1
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    The Dell Linux laptops

    I notice they have enhanced DVD playback. I'm considering buying one. If I install OpenSUSE over the Ubuntu package, is there a way to not lose this? It sounds like it's an add-on and not actually in the kernel. Thanks!
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    What do you mean by enhanced dvd playback? If you install openSUSE over Ubuntu, all you need to do is install libdvdcss2 (and replace SUSEs crippled multimedia apps with the ones from Packman) and you will have dvd playback.
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    Quote Originally Posted by daark.child View Post
    What do you mean by enhanced dvd playback?
    He means that Dell includes a properly-licensed DVD player application (probably LinDVD) with their N-series Linux computers. In the USA, installing deCSS or other "free" solutions is technically illegal.

    As for whether or not the program will work on other distributions, I guess it's a matter of whether Dell offers LinDVD on a disc by itself (they did with my Inspiron 1520 and some Roxio software) or whether it's a package only downloadable from Dell.

    If it's the latter, it will probably be a DEB file and wouldn't easily install on RPM-based OpenSuSE. Of course, the installer could be something completely different. I'm curious to see myself.
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    He means that Dell includes a properly-licensed DVD player application (probably LinDVD) with their N-series Linux computers. In the USA, installing deCSS or other "free" solutions is technically illegal.
    Alright, I was a bit baffled by the term "Enhanced DVD Playback". One could always purchase LinDVD if they are not comfortable with using libdvdcss. I know Mandriva ships it in their PowerPack versions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by danbuter View Post
    ...If I install OpenSUSE over the Ubuntu package, is there a way to not lose this?...
    Good question. I would call and ask them if the LinDVD packaged on the drive image is also included on it's own cd. Probably not. They usually just image and ship each customer's drive config on a restore cd. But then maybe, since it's linux & not some ms product they may use a different protocol.
    If you install openSUSE over Ubuntu, all you need to do is install libdvdcss2 (and replace SUSEs crippled multimedia apps with the ones from Packman) and you will have dvd playback.
    Not totally... some of the newer releases (New Line Cinema, some Universal Studios titles) wont play, even with libdvdcss2. I think that's partially why Dell went with LinDVD. (that, plus fact that they're in collusion with the DRM nazi's)

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    Quote Originally Posted by daark.child View Post
    What do you mean by enhanced dvd playback? If you install openSUSE over Ubuntu, all you need to do is install libdvdcss2 (and replace SUSEs crippled multimedia apps with the ones from Packman) and you will have dvd playback.
    See, this is where I wish there was a manual for this stuff (unless Packman is covered somewhere that I'm not aware of). I don't know what the multimedia apps in Packman are that I should be looking for, or which SUSE multimedia apps I should delete.
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    If you can find the package for LinDVD, then you could use alien or something to convert it to RPM. Or you could find all the specific files and copy them over to Suse, ensuring that all nessecary deps are there, and it should (hopefully) work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by danbuter View Post
    See, this is where I wish there was a manual for this stuff (unless Packman is covered somewhere that I'm not aware of). I don't know what the multimedia apps in Packman are that I should be looking for, or which SUSE multimedia apps I should delete.
    This article may help with regards to setting up multimedia on openSUSE.
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