This is a way to have an excellent alternative or option to flash using only free software available in the default Squeeze repositories. [Edit: 6 Feb 2011]: The Greasemonkey script doesn't work at the moment but please read replies for other for some alternatives]
You have just installed Squeeze and you find that Gnash does not work very well?
No need for non-free repositories or extra codecs to get Mplayer up and running. Another advantage is that it uses much less CPU and so battery time will be longer on a laptop.
(Please note, this only works on Debian Squeeze. To get it working on Lenny will require a different procedure).
If you don't mind the flashplugin non-free binary blob, i.e., Adobe Flash Player you can also install it and use the "View Flash" Mplayer option. On other sites, flashplugin will just start up and play the video.
Just do this:
1. Open your root terminal and cut and paste the following:
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apt-get install gecko-mediaplayer iceweasel-greasemonkey
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
gnome-mplayer libaudio2 liblzo2-2 mplayer mplayer-skin-blue
xul-ext-greasemonkey
Suggested packages:
nas mplayer-doc netselect fping
The following NEW packages will be installed
gecko-mediaplayer gnome-mplayer iceweasel-greasemonkey libaudio2 liblzo2-2
mplayer mplayer-skin-blue xul-ext-greasemonkey
0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,272kB of archives.
After this operation, 10.6MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
This will install all the new packages you need: gecko-mediaplayer gnome-mplayer iceweasel-greasemonkey libaudio2 liblzo2-2
mplayer mplayer-skin-blue xul-ext-greasemonkey
You will also get an Iceweasel message, if the browser is open saying:
Say Yes when the terminal process has finished.Please restart
Iceweasel, an extension or a plugin has been installed, upgraded or removed by the system.
It is strongly recommended to restart Iceweasel.
Do you want to restart it now?
2. Now visit this site: Youtube without Flash Auto If the link doesn't work, try later.
You will see a big install button there to install the script.
[EDIT]: Note. If this user script should stop working, it may be necessary to remove it and install the latest version from the above link.
Now you can watch videos on Youtube to your heart's content without Flash!
Final notes:
Please also read the information here
There is a
However, reading through the script, there certainly doesn't appear to be anything peculiar about it and it is released under the GPL license:Warning: Only install Userscripts that you trust.
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// Youtube without Flash Auto
// version 0.8 BETA!
// 2010-04-18
// Copyright (c) 2010, Arne Schneck, Rob Middleton(aka themiddleman), chromeuser8
// Released under the GPL license
// http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html