# Insert a video DVD does not launch VLC

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 28, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872 "2019-04-28T14:38:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872/1 "2019-04-28T14:38:51Z")

</div>

Hi,

here my settings :

 ![Capture%20du%202019-04-28%2016-29-30](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/d/ddff9dd0a25ef0695fe1d1d1b59fb666576f58f7.jpeg)  
but when I insert a video DVD nothing happens.

I have to browse to the DVD through Nautilus and there it suggests me VLC.

 ![Capture%20du%202019-04-28%2016-35-29](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/4/4392617035d188c862ee8ac0b1202ef15487742a.jpeg)

Seems like DVD is not mounted at first ?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872/2 "2019-05-19T21:07:21Z")

</div>

No one ? 😀

Should I try without the « places applet » ?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872/3 "2019-05-19T21:56:42Z")

</div>

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/e/e0d736c7e7747b49e0df297cd5fe917a976d89ae.png)

I don’t use VLC … just wondering - if you use Disks and use the “mount at system startup” option for the DVD drive - does VLC then automount?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Jason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@Jason](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Jason)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872/4 "2019-05-22T23:17:02Z")

</div>

You must install the DVD playing software pkg!

> **[How to Play DVD in Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04 and 14.04](https://itsfoss.com/play-dvd-ubuntu-1310/)**
>
> Not able to play DVD on Ubuntu and Linux Mint? This small package enables DVD support on Ubuntu based Linux distributions.

EVERY time I reinstall a distro, I forget to go through this nonsense, and also: installing the driver to allow exfat USBs. Ugh.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872/5 "2019-05-22T23:45:21Z")

</div>

Thanks Jason but it’s ok for playing the dvd.

Problem here is : when I insert the dvd, it is not automatically launched-and-played through my video player software.

If I manually browse through files explorer to the folders on the dvd, I can play them.

_( and it’s not nonsense, it’s a license problem : those decrypting utilities can’t be distributed by vendors/distro-maintainers, they even are forbidden in some countries. Quite a similar issue for exfat. )_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Jason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@Jason](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Jason)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872/6 "2019-05-22T23:56:13Z")

</div>

… fair enough, but I still wish it wasn’t an issue I had to resolve every single time. Isn’t Linux pals with Windows these days?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872/7 "2019-12-15T18:32:08Z")

</div>

Well, setting dvd-player-device as automount through disks does not change anything.

 ![Capture du 2019-12-15 19-20-30](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/7/756f5373ea16ad618318ac629244864812a2fe76.jpeg)  
When I insert DVD I have to open the files explorer, then launch VLC.

I’d expect VLC ( or any other video-player set to be default ) to open automatically right after inserting that kind of DVD. Or at least the files explorer to open automatically.

I think this is the same wish here → [https://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=2046490](https://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=2046490) ( french )

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872/8 "2019-12-15T18:38:08Z")

</div>

Strange, setting automount works for me… I use GNOME MPV as my video player.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872/9 "2019-12-15T18:42:17Z")

</div>

Any inconsistency here maybe ?

 ![Capture du 2019-12-15 19-40-24](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/d/d0fdea518fbd330faee406246c3da38998fb8100.jpeg)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/insert-a-video-dvd-does-not-launch-vlc/1872/10 "2019-12-15T18:46:05Z")

</div>

Try setting all DVD options in Autres medias (other media?) to VLC.