dvd - Added support for VLC and DVD playback

REGRESSION.md

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 # EmComm Tools  Regression Tests 
 
 - **Build**: ETC R7 Build 26
-- **Date**: 9 September 2026
+- **Date**: 10 September 2026
 
 ## First Login
 
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 * [ ] Thunderbird installed
 * [ ] et-mode: winlink-telnet
+
+## Multimedia
+
+* [ ] VLC & DVD playback

scripts/install-media-player.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Author  : Gaston Gonzalez
+# Date    : 10 September 2026
+# Purpose : Install VLC media player
+set -e
+trap 'last_command=$current_command; current_command=$BASH_COMMAND' DEBUG
+trap 'et-log "\"${last_command}\" command failed with exit code $?."' ERR
+
+. ./env.sh
+. ../overlay/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-common
+
+# 1. Install utils for setting the package database.
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install debconf-utils -y
+
+# 2. Provide answers for the interactive prompts
+echo "libdvd-pkg libdvd-pkg/first-install note" | debconf-set-selections
+echo "libdvd-pkg libdvd-pkg/post-invoke_hook-install boolean true" | debconf-set-selections
+echo "libdvd-pkg libdvd-pkg/upgrade note" | debconf-set-selections
+echo "libdvd-pkg libdvd-pkg/build boolean true" | debconf-set-selections
+
+# 3. Install the VLC player and support for DVD playpack
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install \
+  libdvd-pkg \
+  libdvdread8 \
+  vlc -y
+
+# 4. Install the DVD decryption library
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg

scripts/install.sh

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 #
 # Author  : Gaston Gonzalez
 # Date    : 16 March 2024
-# Updated : 5 September 2026
+# Updated : 10 September 2026
 # Purpose : Main installer for EmComm Tools Community (ETC)
 
 . ./env.sh
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 # EmComm Tools PnP GUI apps
 ./install-et-user-app.sh
+
+# Offline Multimedia (DVD)
+./install-media-player.sh

tests/test-vlc.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Author   : Gaston Gonzalez
+# Date     : 10 September 2026
+# Purpose  : Test VLC media player installation
+
+OUT=$(which vlc)
+exit $?