DVD burning Source : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=133642 Is there a command available to install something in ubuntu that decrypts dvd's so I can back-up my dvd movies? Install dvdbackup from the repository. Then insert your DVD movie in the drive and type this in the terminal: dvdbackup -i /dev/dvd -M -o dir/ This will backup the whole DVD movie with extras and menus, etc. You might want to have a Dual layer burner for this too. It will put the backup in the directory that you put in place of dir/. example: dvdbackup -i /dev/dvd -M -o backupmovie/ After it finishes this then insert your blank DVD disc into the drive and type from terminal: growisofs -speed 1 -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvdrw -dvd-video dir/ example using the backupmovie/ directory that contained my backup would be: growisofs -speed 1 -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvdrw -dvd-video backupmovie/ The dvdbackup command will put into the backupmovie/ subdirectory the disc title of the movie. So be sure to include that at the