Ubuntu Gutsy W32Codecs and W64Codecs

At medibuntu they offer a repository with two important codecs required to play most media and DVD files. The W32Codes is for 32 bit Linux systems, and the W64Codecs is for 64 bit systems. Libdvdcss2 is for DVD playback. Simply add the proper repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list file, also add the gpg key, hit a quick sudo apt-get update, and your ready to install your much sought after media codecs.

For Feisty run the following in a command window:

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/feisty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

For Gutsy Gibbon run in a command window:

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/gutsy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

Then add the gpg key with the following command:

wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update

Note that this command will also update your apt system, then all you have to do is install the codecs:

sudo apt-get install w32codecs libdvdcss2

or:

sudo apt-get install w64codecs libdvdcss2

Medibuntu Media Codecs

Medibuntu provides all the controversial goodies that make viewing mpg, avi, and dvd possible. Since the website is designed around Ubuntu, it utilized traditional Debian installation tools; to install with apt-get first add a reference to your sources.list file:

echo “deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ feisty free non-free” | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update

Then:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 w32codecs

Your default video player will now be capable of playing DVD’s that you get from your favorite video store. Do consider applicable geo-specific laws.