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Linux DVD Player on a Bootable CD?

Posted by Cliff on from the ultra-convenient-AV-component dept.

Kumar asks: "I'm trying to make a bootable Linux CD with nothing more than XFree86 4 and ogle to play DVDs. I'm trying to make it as simple as possible: boot the system, change the CD, hit 'play'. If anyone has attempted anything like this before I'd like to hear of their successes and/or any tips on achieving this goal." A Linux box set up like this might make a nice alternative to an expensive DVD player. Is anyone working on something like this?

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  1. It was a bloody stupid question. by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Why on earth would anyone build a PC to do something a piece of hardware can do cheaper and better? There's absolutely no point. If you want to do something "hacky", for fun, at least have it be something *useful*!

    - A.P.

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