Tutorial on how Rip / Copy DVDs in Ubuntu using HandBrake. HandBrake is a very fast multithreaded cross-platform Transcoder available for Linux, Mac and Windows. Its primary purpose isn't to Rip DVDs. Its one of the best Transcoders available that just happens to be able to copy encrypted DVDs (as long as you have decrypting software such as libdvdcss2 installed). Installation instructions for libdvdcss2 are detailed below. Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras libdvdread4 sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk Ubuntu 11.10: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk Ubuntu 12.04: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk Note - There isn't a Stable release of HandBrake for Ubuntu 12.04 yet, but the unstable (snapshot) version works fine Videos can be transcoded into a verity of formats, including: MKV (Matroska), H264, MP4, MPEG2, VP3 (Theora) Audio can be transcoded into a verity of formats, including: AAC, AC3, MP3, Dolby Digital, DTS, and Vorbis Website: http://handbrake.fr/