Simple DVD player for Linux Mint

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gzt

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#323537 12-Dec-2025 22:25

I've installed Mint on an older system and it's running well. VLC plays DVDs.

VLC is so much more than a dvd player. VLC may be confusing if this machine ends up with a not so technical person.

This machine may end up being used mainly as a DVD player. Is there a simple and well maintained single purpose default full screen DVD player you can recommend? The few I've googled have warnings about being outdated.

Edit: Mint 22.2 Mate/Gnome

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#3443450 13-Dec-2025 07:38

Kodi would probably be your best bet. That's actively maintained and can play DVDs directly if you have a drive.

On the other hand, you can buy a compact DVD player for $39 that will use a lot less power than a computer would.

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#3443465 13-Dec-2025 10:05

I just happen to know the initial recipient has a stack of dvds and no player

Kodi looks great.

Just one problem - It did not create any file associations for dvd and is not available for selection in preferences.

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#3443469 13-Dec-2025 10:37

The kodi flatpak is unfortunately the same.

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#3443625 13-Dec-2025 13:27

smplayer. You can change interfaces to make it relatively simple (although ti already is pretty easy to use)