From 5ff6ad4f362e531d481ff08dfd7fe5d78a1e10c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: phrabe Date: Tue, 9 May 2017 22:44:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added Description to play DVDs / added Markdown formatting --- configuration/multimedia | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/configuration/multimedia b/configuration/multimedia index 7b28ac17..913f9591 100644 --- a/configuration/multimedia +++ b/configuration/multimedia @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This short howto will explain how you can use Spotify, Netflix or Amazon Prime u This steps have been tested by providing an own "multimedia" App VM which is based on the Qubes OS Debian 8 Template VM. Listen to Spotify - +================= Install-Howto: https://www.spotify.com/de/download/linux/ Detailed steps: @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ I could then start the native spotify client .. easy. Play Netflix +============ The built in Firefox (from the Debian Template VM) was Firefox ESR 45.3.0 According to the "supported browser" list Mozilla Firefox >= 47.x is needed. I've thereoff installed Firefox v53.0.2 according to this manual: @@ -42,6 +43,55 @@ That's it, login into Netflix and enjoy. How to use Amazon Prime +======================= If you have setup everything to watch netflix (see above), Amazon Prime should also work. Enjoy" + +Play DVDs +========= + +To play DVDs within Qubes I have used my new multimedia App VM (which can also play Spotify and Netflix, see post from yesterday). +The multimedia App-VM is based on the Debian 8 Template in Qubes 3.2 + +Some suggested to install the whole desktop within the Debian Image, I don't want to install everything but only the stuff, that is really needed. +As such I have looked at the Debian documentation + +1) Launch Debian 8 Template VM and install the Qubes Proxy Tools, so that you can pass your (external?) DVD-Drive via sys-usb to the multimedia App-VM. Strangely the qubes-usb-proxy seems to be installed within the fedora template but not in the debian template. + In Debian Template VM: + sudo apt-get install qubes-usb-proxy + +2) Install libdbdread4 from the default repositories: + In Debian Template VM: + apt-get install libdvdread4 + +3) Install libdvdcss for the decryption of CSS protected-DVDs. + Because of license restrictions in various countries this can't be done from the Debian repositories but needs to be installed manually. + (not that hard :-)). + Download the packaged .deb from: http://www.deb-multimedia.org/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/package/libdvdcss2 + In Debian Template VM: + wget http://www.deb-multimedia.org/pool/main/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.3.0-dmo1_amd64.deb + sudo dpkg -i libdvdcss2_1.3.0-dmo1_amd64.deb + +4) I like to use VLC to playback Video/DVDs - you might want to use another player, but VLC works fine. + As this is not installed in the default Debian Template: + In Debian Template VM: + sudo apt-get install vlc + This will also install some dependencies. + +5) Shutdown the Debian Template VM and launch your multimedia App VM + +6) Plugin your external USB DVD-Drive (if you don't have an internal drive) and pass it to the multimedia App VM + In dom0: + qvm-usb -a multimedia sys-usb:3-6 + +7) Launch VLC + qvm-run multimedia vlc + Warning: a window will open in the background which will ask for collecting metadata information. + I haven't seen the window as it was covered by the VLC main window, so that I couldn't launch any commands in this window. + +8) Open DVD within VLC: + Media > Open Disk + You can leave the defaults (/dev/sr0) and just hit play + +Enjoy your DVD