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

Rui Miguel Silva Seabra rms at 1407.org
Sun Aug 3 18:51:29 UTC 2008


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 at 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 at nietzche ~]$ su -
Password:
[root at 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!

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