Re: Brand new install, now how do I play a Youtube video?
On Thu, 6 Mar 2014 20:04:00 -0500
Rob Owens <rowens@ptd.net> wrote:
> 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
Before he does that, he should shut down, then power up. As I remember,
I got where he is now, and a complete reboot got the videos playing.
Thanks,
SteveT
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