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We will update this article as deals expire or go live. Here are the best Prime Early Access deals for Plex users! Note: The Amazon Prime Early Access sale runs from October 11th through the 12th. Psst - if you’re on Windows and macOS you need to check a “VLC integration” option in MakeMKV’s Preferences section, but this isn’t required on Linux.Looking to bolster your Plex media server? The Prime Early Access sale is a perfect opportunity to grab discounted HDDs, NAS devices, mini PCs, and disc-ripping equipment. 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.
