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
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November 4, 2007 - 12:09 pm
Yeah yeah thanks! I thought I had medibuntu but apparently not, thanks for making this work.
November 9, 2007 - 3:06 am
thank you so much
this helps alot
November 12, 2007 - 7:00 pm
many thanks
November 17, 2007 - 2:43 am
Thanks for your kind effort.
November 24, 2007 - 1:22 am
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November 25, 2007 - 6:44 pm
Many thanks !
December 15, 2007 - 9:37 pm
Thanx a lot! It solved pretty much all the problems….but 1 for me
There is this Bulgarian TV channels site that streams pretty much all BG TV, but it won’t play under Ubuntu 
Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
vess
December 24, 2007 - 7:29 am
Thanks a lot!
February 7, 2008 - 5:46 am
much thanks
March 20, 2008 - 7:59 pm
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
March 27, 2008 - 7:47 pm
thank you so much guys !!!!!! Merci les gars
May 25, 2008 - 9:47 am
Great post!
September 18, 2008 - 5:46 pm
Super ! THANKs
October 19, 2008 - 5:21 pm
Thanks!
June 8, 2009 - 3:48 am
Thanks for the site, I was able to get the codecs I needed.
September 10, 2009 - 10:11 am
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Cheers! Sandra. R.