On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 10:31:34AM -0500, Patrick Chkoreff wrote: > I recently installed Debian on this laptop. Here's the detail: > > $ uname -a > Linux laptop 3.2.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.2.54-2 i686 GNU/Linux > > I'm using the IceWeasel browser, but I can't play a Youtube video. I > don't want to install Flash because I just cannot stand Adobe. > > I searched around and found this: > > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=51504 > > I did what they said there, namely: > > $ sudo apt-get install gecko-mediaplayer iceweasel-greasemonkey > > Now IceWeasel shows a drop-down menu with a GreaseMonkey icon, and it is > enabled. > > However, I still cannot watch any video on youtube.com. When I click to > a video, it shows a black rectangle where the video should be, with the > message "An error occurred, please try again later." > > I can right-click in the black rectangle, and I do see a pop-up menu > with options like "Movie Control / Play". But it just doesn't work. > > Is this Gnash/GreaseMonkey stuff really a viable alternative to Adobe > Flash? Maybe resistance is futile here, and I just need to be > assimilated by Adobe. Say it isn't so. > You could try the Download Helper add-on. Download the video and then play it locally with VLC or maybe mplayer. Also, Totem used to have a youtube plugin that would allow you to search youtube w/o using a web browser. It's been a couple years since I've used it, so I can't really say if I recommend it or not. -Rob
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