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How to download/watch youtube vids on the 770
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buz
2007-08-20 , 23:14
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gogol, this is a very intriguing script! Compared to uktube, it looks simpler and cleaner (i.e., much more friendly in terms of memory and dependencies, and therefore potential crashes) and there is no need to switch away from YouTube every single time you want to select a video or [later] viewing.
My problem is that I'm very new to the 770 and even newer to Linux, so I have to ask some stupid questions. I have installed osso-xterm and wget, but now I'm not sure how to get the script into the 770! Do I just paste it into a text editor and save to /usr/bin? If so, do I need to use a particular type of editor?
A few more [possibly also stupid] questions and/or assumptions on my part:
1. MPlayer seems to find videos on the mmc card without any trouble, so if I want the videos to be downloaded directly to the rs-mmc card, should I edit the script accordingly (how?), or should I mount MyDocs/.videos to a folder on the card (how?)
2. Just to confirm, there is no longer any need to install bash, links, or getopt/std.pm, correct?
3. It looks like you changed -z to -s.
4. This is really stupid, I'm sure: What is chmod a+x
5. You mentioned the possibility of calling the script from a shortcut in the menu. Still considering that? (or how could I do it myself?)
6. You mentioned "optionally deleting the file afterwards," but I assume all cleanup is manual at this point? (e.g. File Manager for deleting videos and Bookmark Manager for deleting bookmarks).
7. Can all of these YouTube bookmarks be kept in their own bookmark folder?
Thanks!
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