The two packages I've tried so far are Lxdvdrip and KmediaFactory, both with zero success.
Lxdvdrip: I followed the instructions on p119, and unpacked the tarball. This didn't produce a directory named Lxdvdrip as I was expecting, but a few other directories :- doc-pak, dvdauthor, dvdwizard, mpgtx, transcode, and vamps. I've cd'd to each directory in turn, and each time I get "bash: ./configure: No such file or directory"
KMediaFactory: When I try to unpack it with "tar xvf --bzip2" I get "tar: --bzip2: Cannot open: No such file or directory"
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I guess I'm missing something vital somewhere

I'm a total newbie to Linux so please be gentle.