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Install totem-mozplugin-vegas
 
Install totem-mozplugin-vegas
* For Debian-based distros (such as [http://trisquel.info Trisquel] or Ubuntu): sudo apt-get install totem-mozplugin-vegas
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* For deb-based distros (such as [http://trisquel.info Trisquel] or [http://gnewsense.org gNewSense]): sudo apt-get install totem-mozplugin-vegas
* For Fedora and yum-based distros: su -c 'yum install totem-mozplugin-vegas'
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* For yum-based distros: su -c 'yum install totem-mozplugin-vegas'
  
 
=== For any OS ===
 
=== For any OS ===

Revision as of 14:20, 16 March 2013


How to watch YouTube videos in WebM without proprietary JavaScript

Install LibreJS

LibreJS blocks non-free non-trivial JavaScript while allowing free or trivial JavaScript. The Firefox Add-on page allows for an easy one-click install in Mozilla Firefox.

Install a flash video replacer

For GNU/Linux users

Install totem-mozplugin-vegas

  • For deb-based distros (such as Trisquel or gNewSense): sudo apt-get install totem-mozplugin-vegas
  • For yum-based distros: su -c 'yum install totem-mozplugin-vegas'

For any OS

Install FlashVideoReplacer:

How to upload a video to YouTube and ensure it is made available as WebM

YouTube now transcodes all uploaded videos into WebM, but the viewer must still use a flash video replacer to avoid proprietary JavaScript.

Make sure to choose no advertising for your video, because that can also have the effect of making it require Flash to view.