Totally ripped from here: http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2765/ubuntu_enable_dvd_playback sudo apt-get install totem-xine libxine1-ffmpeg libdvdread3 sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh Ah, I remember the days, many a moon a go, when getting DVD playback was one ugly hack... ;-) cheers, G- -- Ubber::Geek http://grlug.org/