cavan Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Ok I know that I am a total Newbie when it comes to installing and using linux but I have finally gotten fed up with windows crashing and going so slow it reminds me of dial-up days. I reformatted my hard drive and installed the new Umbuntu. I tried to play a dvd the other day and I keep getting an error with the Totem movie player. I have downloaded all the add-ins for totem and it is still not working. Do I need to reinstall some drivers for this (I know, I only worked with windows and still trying to learn linux)? Also anyone know of any good training books for Linux so I am not a total newb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icepuck Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 You're learning linux the same way most everyone else has-install it and use it. One of the best ways of doing so is to install linux on an unused computer, if you don't like it or muck something up just reinstall or try a different distro. Or if you have a fast computer you can try virtualbox or virualPC, then there's dual booting where you partition your hard drive and install linux onto an unused partition. Since you dove in head first your best bet would be to fined yourself a local LUG linux user group. Lurk around for a few days before asking questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rkiver Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Go to ubuntuguide.org. It's a good starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Couldn't you just get VLC player and be done with it? I mean is there any reason why you actually want the totem player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavan Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 Thanks for the help all.... starting to get use to linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netshroud Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Couldn't you just get VLC player and be done with it? I mean is there any reason why you actually want the totem player? Typical linux help answer. "Dont use/do X (that is having the problem), use/do Y instead." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Typical linux help answer. "Dont use/do X (that is having the problem), use/do Y instead." So I should only use IE, Wordpad and Outlook Express? They are a web browser, word processor and email client, why would I ever need any thing else! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netshroud Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 So I should only use IE, Wordpad and Outlook Express? They are a web browser, word processor and email client, why would I ever need any thing else! ;) There's a difference between using alternate software, and recommending alternate software instead of fixing the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueSpear Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 It's been a while since I've had an Ubuntu install but I think when you install VLC from synaptic that libdvdcss gets pull in with it - which should allow you to play your DVDs. Probably some of the newer titles with more screwy copy protections won't be playable though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt A Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/download_main.html Go download and read through that PDF. You'll be glad you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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