Here’s how to install and use DVDx, a WinX DVD Ripper alternative for Linux Mint 11:
1. Go to www.labdv.com/dvdx/download.php and download the following files –
dvdx-open-edition_4.0.0-2_i386.deb
libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.4_i386.deb
2. After the files have been downloaded, open the terminal and navigate to the folder where you have downloaded the two files. Issue the following command at the terminal –
sudo dpkg -i libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.4_i386.deb
3. After libdvdcss2 is installed, issue the following command at the terminal –
sudo dpkg -i dvdx-open-edition_4.0.0-2_i386.deb
4. From the above output, you can see that DVDx has been was installed but there were a few errors due to missing dependencies. Don’t worry, issue the following command at the terminal to fix it all (in a Linux geek way ;)) –
sudo apt-get install mplayer-fonts mencoder
5. From the above output, you can see that the missing dependencies were installed and DVDx was installed properly. Now, click on ‘Menu>Sound & Video>DVDx 4’ to start the application.
6. Here’s a screenshot of DVDx in action – ripping a DVD and encoding it to a *.mkv file –
