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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. Re:You have got to be kidding me.. by rtaylor · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Don't forget be very quiet...

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  2. Re:Why not just use Windows? by innocent_white_lamb · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The only situation where the requirement makes sense

    is where someone has an "out-of-region DVD" that they want to play; the official Windows players all do that handy region-checking thing, I think.

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