Playing DVDs used to be easy just install Ubuntu restricted extras or install VLC media player but at several recent installfests this did not work. Thanks to wmack he found the answer in the links below. Due a legal change you now must Buy the Fluendo DVD Player or open the Ubuntu Software Center search for and install libdvdread4 and libdvdnav4 and/or Ubuntu restricted extras then just copy and paste the folloiwing in a terminal
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
legal issues aside this will make it play and work
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs
Thanks to the ubuntu community and the ubuntu handbook and wmack for figuring it out
