Re: youtube

[A J Stiles <deb64@earthshod.co.uk>]

On Saturday 19 Apr 2008, can comert wrote:
> i can't watch videos on youtube cause of there isn't a flash player for 64
> bit ports
> On adobes web site i read that if i can install 32-bit operating web
> browser i can watch the videos
> how can i install a 32-bit operating web browser or how can i watch videos
> on youtube etc??

Firstly, do NOT install the Debian package of Flash player: it will be 
installed system-wide in the name of root.  You should NEVER allow software 
whose Source code you have not inspected to be installed with privileges.  If 
you have to install caged software, you should install it somewhere under 
your home directory and run it in your own name.  (In the case of Flash, run 
the installer file as yourself and it will take care of everything for you.)

There are i-tal alternatives to the proprietary Flash player.  There is a 
Python script called "youtube-dl" which downloads the .flv files from YouTube 
that would have been called up by the Flash player; you can then view them 
using ffplay which is part of ffmpeg.  The lastest GNASH is also able to view 
YouTube videos  (but may require a patched ffmpeg).  

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AJS
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