Now open MakeMKV (make sure if you have a disc in your drive, when you start the app it will scan it before you can do anything else) and type the latest beta key in the “Register” field. I don’t know if the extras are strictly necessary, but they sound relevant and don’t take up much space: sudo apt install vlc libbluray2 libaacs0 deb file or whatever, just don’t use the sandboxed version from the snapstore) plus a few dependencies. Next, install VLC from the Ubuntu archives (or a. Remember: you CAN compile MakeMKV manually instead – I’m just being 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 just a Not Clever Thing™, but this PPA has been around for years, and to my knowledge nobody has ever had any “problems” with it. Alternatively you can use a third-party PPA which prepackages the latest MakeMKV beta for easy installation on Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based distros – that’s the route I used. This isn’t as hard as it sounds the MakeMKV forums cover the process Step by step. Installing MakeMKV on most Linux distributions is done by compiling.

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

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