- To get started, click Application -> Sound & Video -> Movie Player.
- Select Edit -> Plugins…
- Place a check in the box labeled YouTube browser and click Close.
- Select YouTube from the box in the upper-right corner of Totem. Now run a search, and Totem will search YouTube for your keyword or phrase. Double-click a video to watch it.
- If you get an error similar to the one below (do not have the appropriate plugins to handle it), have no fear, this is easily resolved.
- After all the software has installed, close down Totem Media Player and launch it again. Try running a search for YouTube videos, and double-click one to play it. AGAIN, you may need to install more software. This time just click the Installbutton.
- When that software has finished installing, once again close Totem, re-launch it, search for a video and double-click it. This time, you should have no problems watching the video.
- With a tiny bit of extra work – you can also get Totem to play the higher-quality h264 videos on YouTube as well. Download this file fromhttp://www.soccio.it/michelinux/. When downloading the file, select Open with and make sure GDebi Package Installer (default) is selected. Click OK.
- Now click Install Package.
- When it’s done, close the Package Installer, and one more time, close and re-open Totem.
- Go back to the Plugins page, and place a check in the box labled YouTube H264 browser. Click Close.
- Now select YouTube H264 from the menu in the upper-right corner of the sidebar, and run a search. Double-click a result and this time you’ll be playing the H264 higher quality video. Choose Properties to confirm if you’d like.
- Now you don’t need to open your browser to watch YouTube videos.
Lauch Synaptic (select System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager. Run a search for gstreamer, and then locate gstreamerX-XX-plugins-bad. Mark it for installation and then intall it. If you need help using the Synaptic Package Manager, see this tutorial.
