Minitube: YouTube Without Flash

Minitube is a native YouTube client that does not require the Flash Player. It's currently in a "Technology Preview" release but has come a long way since I first started using it a couple months back. Minitube aims to create a new TV-like experience by allowing you to type in a keyword and have an endless video stream of content play.



I like using Minitube to watch or listen to videos while I work in Firefox. It's much lighter on resources than flash in Firefox/Chrome and I no longer have to worry about my browser crashing and losing data because I want to check out a link my buddy sent me or listen to Jermaine Stewart.

To install Minitube in Kamric or higher,
in a terminal type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neversfelde/ppa

- to add the Minintube PPA and GPG Key

sudo apt-get update

- to update your repository

sudo apt-get install minitube phonon-backend-gstreamer

- to install Minitube and the photon backend to gstreamer

If you are using Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope or older you must add the Minitube PPA manually.

If your having problem with video playback, make sure you've installed the necessary codecs.

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

- will take of of all your codec problems.

Have a question or problem that this article doesn't cover? Ask our Ubuntu Mini 9 Google Group for help.