Friday, April 26, 2013

How can I watch videos and listen to music online with Ubuntu?

Q. I am borrowing my parents laptop and they have this weird system called Ubuntu. I am guessing it is something like windows. The problem is I am unable to download anything like adobe flash player and I tunes. So I am wondering if I need to download something else to be able to just atleast do the simple things like watch videos on youtube or download music.

A. Here is the Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) User Guide
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Karmic

ITUNES

Take a look at these open source options

Rhythmbox
http://projects.gnome.org/rhythmbox/

gtkpod (good for syncing)
http://www.gtkpod.org/about.html

Songbird
http://www.getsongbird.com/

aTunes
http://www.atunes.org/

FLASH PLAYER

To install Flash player go to a webpage that has Flash content

For example
http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/enable_compizfusion_in_ubuntu_feisty/

In the top right hand corner you will be prompted to install the Flash plugin.

Click on that and there will be several options. Select the Adobe option then enter your password and the installer will take care of the rest.

Once Flash is installed restart Firefox

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Installing Software in Ubuntu
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware



LUg.

What is something i cant download music off of youtube to an mp3 format with good quality?
Q. What is something i cant download music off of youtube to an mp3 format with good quality?

A. I recomend Replay Media Catcher - i use it myself. IT downloads the VIDEOS - and has a built in CONVERTER that lets you EXTRACT the audio (mp3) to a seperate file. You can then use it's FREE built in converter, and CONVERT The audio file to a ring-tone, or whatever other file type you like

Check it out here: http://applian.com/download-videos/

Let me know if you have any questions, I've been using it for 4 years now and am pretty pro with it :-)

Jason (aka: Chewy)

If you get caught downloading music from YouTube will your Internet get taken away?
Q. If you download music from YouTube can you get caught? And if you do, will your wireless Internet get taken away? How long would it be taken away for? Forever?

A. Nobody's going to single you out for it.

Besides, I think they would first go after the person who put it up on Youtube in the first place.




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