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Using the Wine database (http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iAppId=1822) it seems PowerDVD isn't that well supported under Wine (some have it working some don't). It also seems to differ depending on the version people are using. I couldn't find any entries in the database for AnyDVD as well.

Though I do remember reading someone trying to get this combination working on the Ubuntu forums (though I never followed up and I can't seem to find the post anymore).

Is using a VMware session out of the question? Is the Blu-Ray playback requirements to heavy for it?

Yes I would imagine/believe so. Just be careful when partitioning (I've had a college roomate that sadly killed his laptop's XP install two semesters ago believing he could install Linux just cause his engineering class taught a little bit of it lol).