How can I install VLC without libdvdcss?

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My company is in a position where we need to distribute VLC on our Ubuntu 14.04 image. How can I install VLC without libdvdcss, or, how can I remove the libdvdcss bits?

Possible duplicate of How to create a Customized Ubuntu Server ISO? — You'reAGitForNotUsingGit, Jun 01 '16 at 15:18
Or dupe of this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/48535/how-to-customize-the-ubuntu-live-cd?lq=1 — You'reAGitForNotUsingGit, Jun 01 '16 at 15:19
@AndroidDev No. This just seeks to install vlc without the dependency on libdvdcss2 — , Jun 01 '16 at 15:24

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 01 '16 at 15:49

There's nothing to remove, the only connection between vlc packages and libdvdcss2 is that vlc-nox suggests libdvdcss2 (which is a very weak dependency — made necessary by the fact that the standard repositories don't carry libdvdcss2). It's perfectly possible to install vlc without libdvdcss2 as is.

How can I install VLC without libdvdcss?

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