This will ensure you can continue using the software for the next few months (though you will need to enter a new key at some point).įinally, to enable direct Blu-ray playback in VLC, run: sudo ln -s libmmbd.so.0 /usr/lib/Īnd you’re all set - go grab some popcorn! Insert a Blu-ray, open VLC, and go to “Open Disc…” > Blu-ray > Play. Now open MakeMKV (be aware if you have a disc in your drive when you launch the app it will scan it before you can do anything else) and enter the latest beta key in the ‘register’ box. I don’t know if the extras are strictly necessary, but they sound relevant, and they don’t take up much room: sudo apt install vlc libbluray2 libaacs0 deb, or whatever, just don’t use the sandboxed version from the Snapstore) plus a couple of dependencies. Next, install VLC from the Ubuntu archives (or a. Remember: you CAN compile MakeMKV manually instead – I’m just lazy and trusting! sudo add-apt-repository ppa:heyarje/makemkv-beta sudo apt install makemkv-bin makemkv-oss Using random repos from people you don’t know is plainly a Not Clever Thing™ to do, but this PPA has been around for years, and no-one, to my knowledge, has ever had any “issues” with it. Alternatively, you can use a third-party PPA that pre-packages the latest MakeMKV beta release for easy install on Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based distros - this is the route I used.

This is not as hard as it sounds the MakeMKV forums cover the process step-by-step. Installing MakeMKV on most Linux distributions is done by compiling it.

Install VLC (from the Ubuntu repo, not the Snap Store).

The process to get it working is very simple: Personally, I reason that BluRay is a proprietary format to start with, and since I already use lots of closed-source software for entertainment purposes, e.g., Steam, Netflix, Spotify, etc… Why not!?īut while MakeKMKV is technically software you have to buy all of its features (including the stuff that lets you play BluRays WITH menus in VLC) is “free” while the app is in beta.Īnd the app has been in beta for around 10 years 💁🏻‍♂️. MakeMKV is proprietary, paid-for software - and it’s at this point some of you will nope-out.

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