Re: How to view You Tube videos using Free Software? Read on...

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> So you want to view YouTube videos but you don't want to
> install
> proprietary software? Namely that pesky Adobe Flash plugin,
> so well
> known for being a multi-operating-system
> "virus"-platform?
> 
> There's a simple answer for you, just install Miró!
> 
> You can use your friendly GUI interface, or just open a
> terminal
> account, elevate to root priviledges and install it like
> this:
> 
> [rms@nietzche ~]$ yum -v search miro
> Loading "refresh-packagekit" plugin
> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
> Config time: 0.287
> Yum Version: 3.2.17
> COMMAND: yum -v search miro 
> Installroot: /
> Ext Commands:
> 
>    miro
> Setting up Package Sacks
> pkgsack time: 0.904
> Reading Local RPMDB
> rpmdb time: 0.001
> =================================================================================================
> Matched: miro
> =================================================================================================
> Miro.i386 : Miro - Internet TV Player
> Matched from:
> Description : Miro is a free application that turns your
> computer into
> an internet TV video player. This release is still a beta
> version, which
> means that there are some bugs, but we're moving
> quickly to fix
>             : them and will be releasing bug fixes on a
> regular basis.
> URL         : http://www.getmiro.com/
> [rms@nietzche ~]$ su -
> Password:
> [root@nietzche ~]# yum install Miro
> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
> Setting up Install Process
> Parsing package install arguments
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package Miro.i386 0:1.2.4-2.fc9 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: gnome-python2-gtkmozembed for
> package: Miro
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package gnome-python2-gtkmozembed.i386
> 0:2.19.1-17.fc9 set to be
> updated
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> 
> Dependencies Resolved
> 
> =============================================================================
>  Package                 Arq.       Versão          
> Repository
> Size 
> =============================================================================
> Installing:
>  Miro                    i386       1.2.4-2.fc9     
> updates           6.6 M
> Installing for dependencies:
>  gnome-python2-gtkmozembed  i386       2.19.1-17.fc9   
> updates         30 k
> 
> Transaction Summary
> =============================================================================
> Install      2 Package(s)         
> Update       0 Package(s)         
> Remove       0 Package(s)         
> 
> Total download size: 6.6 M
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> Downloading Packages:
> (1/2): gnome-python2-gtkmozembed-2.19.1-17.fc9.i386.rpm | 
> 30 kB       00:00     
> (2/2): Miro-1.2.4-2.fc9.i386.rpm                        |
> 6.6 MB       00:07     
> Running rpm_check_debug
> Running Transaction Test
> Finished Transaction Test
> Transaction Test Succeeded
> Running Transaction
>   Installing     : gnome-python2-gtkmozembed               
>            [1/2] 
>   Installing     : Miro                                    
>            [2/2] 
> 
> Installed: Miro.i386 0:1.2.4-2.fc9
> Dependency Installed: gnome-python2-gtkmozembed.i386
> 0:2.19.1-17.fc9
> Complete!
> 
> -- 
> This statement is false.
> Today is Setting Orange, the 69th day of Confusion in the
> YOLD 3174
> + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown
> + Whatever you do will be insignificant,
> | but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi
> + So let's do it...?
> 
> -- 

Rui,

First, thank you for sharing this! :)
Second, do you know that this will work in x86_64 machine(s) running Fedora 9?
Third, Does it also play flash cr*p, like ads in Firefox/Google, etc?
This will make /me think about getting it.  

[olivares@localhost ~]$ uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.26.1 #1 SMP Sun Aug 3 00:42:41 CDT 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[olivares@localhost ~]$ 
[olivares@localhost ~]$ dmesg | more
Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset
Linux version 2.6.26.1 (olivares@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.3.0 20080
428 (Red Hat 4.3.0-8) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Sun Aug 3 00:42:41 CDT 2008


Regards,

Antonio 


      

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