Ventures in upgrading (k)Ubuntu: Fix DVD Playback and Locale Issues in (k)Ubuntu 8.04 | Linux Today

Ventures in upgrading (k)Ubuntu: Fix DVD Playback and Locale Issues in (k)Ubuntu 8.04

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 29, 2008

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“We thought we now had a fully functional system. That
wasn’t too bad for an upgrade. A small, minor, bump in the road but
no real white knuckle, stomach ulcer, hair pulling, keyboard
banging moments like we are used to with such upgrades. A success!!
…. or so we thought ….

“The real bugger came when we went to play a DVD. We of course
had our restricted extras installed from 7.10 and all that
encompasses, yet we could no longer play DVDs. Checking that all
the necessary components were there showed that, in fact, they were
all still present and functional. But why couldn’t we play DVDs
then?”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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