Ubuntu strives to make all software that meets the licensing terms in the [WWW] Ubuntu License Policy available. However patent and copyright restrictions complicate free operating systems distributing software to support proprietary formats.

Ubuntu's commitment to only include completely free software by default means that proprietary media formats are not configured 'out of the box'.

Step by step instructions for installing the libraries necessary for playing some DVDs. Please note that the Medibuntu repository is not associated with Ubuntu or Canonical, and that these libraries are subject to legal questions in certain countries.