Subj : Re: Ripping DVD/BD in Linux
To   : fusion
From : Gamgee
Date : Thu Sep 11 2025 22:06:38

-=> fusion wrote to Gamgee <=-

 fu> On 07 Sep 2025, Gamgee said the following...

 Ga> Recently I've wanted to start trying to rip my DVD/BluRay movie
 Ga> collection in order to be able to stream them from a home Plex server.
 Ga> I've had pretty limited success doing this in Linux so far...
 Ga>
 Ga> I've tried 'Handbrake' and it won't even find the title of the DVD disc
 Ga> that's in a drive.  Was going to try 'MakeMKV' but it seems quite
 Ga> convoluted to get installed and the program hasn't been updated in like
 Ga> 15 years.
 Ga>
 Ga> Wondering if anyone has had good results doing this in Linux, and if so,
 Ga> what software did you use?  Anything obvious that I'm missing here?
 Ga> Thanks for any help you can provide.

 fu> you're probably missing:
 fu> https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/libraries/libaacs/

 fu> and keydb.cfg (goes in ~/.config/aacs/KEYDB.cfg)
 fu> http://fvonline-db.bplaced.net/

 fu> afterwards handbrake should see your blu-rays just fine

 fu> just as an aside, ripping blu-ray SUCKS .. it's like 1:1 playtime:rip
 fu> rate. they look great though ;)

Thanks for that info.  Although I am a longtime Slackware user, I'm not 
trying to use it on Slackware at this time (but I do get that you're 
just illustrating a possible missing dependancy).  I will give that a 
look when I have some time, appreciate the response!



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