
If HandBrake has difficulty loading your disc, try selecting File – Open Single Title. Be patient: this process may take a while. To open your DVD or Blu-Ray, you can select File – Open Source or File – /dev/sdx where “x” is the number of your DVD or Blu-Ray drive. (Please note that if you use the terminal to open a program, you must keep that terminal open until you’re finished using the program.) Open the DVD or Blu-Ray Source The HandBrake Summary Tab Once successfully installed, you can run the program by typing “handbrake” at the command line or by selecting the command from the program menus. If you prefer to install from your distribution’s repositories, then check the documentation of your particular Linux distro to determine what you need to run HandBrake. To run, type: flatpak run fr.handbrake.ghb Replace “version” with the specific version of Handbrake which you downloaded. Or if you prefer, you can download the HandBrake Flatpak directly from and install it with the command: flatpak install HandBrake-version.flatpak Then type these commands in the terminal: flatpak -user install Be sure to install your distribution’s Flatpak package prior to installing the HandBrake Flatpak. Instructions on how to install Flatpak are here.

If you’re not familiar with it yet, Flatpak is a command-line utility that allows you to quickly and easily install up-to-date versions of software programs for Linux. Probably the easiest way to get HandBrake in Linux is to install it in Flatpak directly from Flathub. This tutorial was performed in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver. If you run into problems trying to rip copy protected DVDs, you’ll need to install libdvdcss. However, if you sell the DVD or Blu-Ray disc or give it away, be sure to delete the corresponding files from your devices. contribute the file to P2P or bittorrent sharing sites, upload it to video sites, copy it and sell it or give it away or charge admission for performances), you should be well within the limits of the law.

So as long as you use your copy for your own personal viewing, and you never use it for any illegal purpose (i.e.

Typically, if you own a disc, it is legal to create a copy for your own personal use. HandBrake installs on Windows, Mac or Linux, and also has the ability to encode HD-DVD, AVCHD/AVCHD Lite discs, as well as professional video formats like ProRes and DNxHD. HandBrake is a free, open source program that that encodes DVD and Blu-Ray files so that you can enjoy them wherever and whenever you like. You’ll also have to rip your DVDs or Blu-Rays to the computer if you want to watch them on one of your mobile devices, such as a mobile phone or tablet PC, or a TV or computer without a DVD or Blu-Ray player. So if you have a lot of DVDs or Blu-Ray discs, you may want to rip some of your favorites on the hard drive of your computer. Let’s face it: shuffling disks is a pain.
