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>2.2. Running VLC</H1
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>2.2.1. Read a file</H2
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>where <TT
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>2.2.2. Read a DVD or a VCD</H2
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>where <TT
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>If you are running Linux, you must have write access to the device corresponding to your DVD drive. For that, you should be in the <EM
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>and then restart your session.</P
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>2.2.3. Troubleshooting</H2
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>If VLC doesn't work for you, try to spot an error message in the logs that are printed in the terminal.</P
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