I've been using centos3 and centos4 with transcode, k3b, xine, mplayer and yes even dvd::rip for a long time without any issues. Shoot me a line off list and I'll help you get this stuff working.
Thank you for your help.
I hope others will permit this discussion to continue on-list. Not just because of the possibility that others may be interested, but because I like the security of knowing this discussion is being stored in an archive somewhere in case I have a cataclysm on my machine and lose my own records.
In any case, if you would be willing to share simply how you got dvd::rip working, that would be a great start. Was it an RPM install or using a tarball?
Dave