Author: jonas

Install some Japanese fonts:
apt-get install ttf-kochi-mincho ttf-kochi-gothic ttf-sazanami-mincho

Install ibus and anthy:
apt-get install ibus ibus-anthy anthy-common

Configure:
ibus-setup

Run im-config to set the input method:
im-config

As root:
adduser yourusername sudo

As root user, create a credentials file.
Note that <user> and <password> should be entered without “<>” brackets.
root@Erebus:~# cat > .smbcredentials
username=<user>
password=<password>

Add a line to your /etc/fstab:
Specify the local machine username which you will access the share as
//<server-IP>/<server-share> <local-mount-point> cifs uid=<local-username>,credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,sec=ntlm 0 0

In my case it looks like this:
//192.168.2.200/DATA /media/BIGBOX1 cifs uid=jonas,credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,sec=ntlm 0 0

If things don’t work, try mounting the share manually first. Also, ensure that cifs-utils is installed.

Backup with default language:
HandBrakeCLI –main-feature -i /dev/cdrom -o movie.mp4 -e x264 -b 1000 -B 192

Backup with 2nd language:
For example English language DVD with additional Japanese audio track. The switch “-a” and then the number for the audio track desired will replace the default audio in the resulting mp4 file.
HandBrakeCLI –main-feature -i /dev/cdrom -o movie.mp4 -e x264 -b 1000 -B 192 -a 2

Backup with default language and subs:
HandBrakeCLI –main-feature -i /dev/cdrom -o movie.mp4 -e x264 -b 1000 -B 192 -N jpn

NOTE: The “–main-feature” results in an initial scan of the media to find and correct inconsistencies. This is helpful if the DVD authors have anticipated the media to be copied and therefore randomly scrambled the order of the chapters.

First ensure that apt has access to the relevant sources. My /etc/apt/sources.list is as follows (please update to reflect your local mirror – I’m in Japan, hence the “jp”):
deb http://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib
deb http://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.jp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org wheezy main non-free

Run update:
apt-get update

Install the deb-multimedia keyring:
apt-get install deb-multimedia-keyring

Run update:
apt-get update

Run dist-upgrade:
apt-get dist-upgrade

Install all libdvdcss packages:
apt-get install libdvdcss*

Try it out with vlc or Handbrake or your favorite player

If there are issues, try installing libavcodec-extra:
apt-get install libavcodec-extra-53