Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel mini 4 or else
I had this problem a few years ago. I took the hard drive out of the laptop I installed it on and put it in a laptop that reports PAE as a CPU feature. The first laptop actually supports PAE, but it doesn't correctly announce it as a feature. If your laptop really doesn't support PAE, then this may not work. I then installed Trisquel 6 (the latest available then) and then installed a package called fake-pae. I swapped out the drive and it booted fine. I never tried booting it without the fake-pae package, so I don't know if it would have worked without it or not. Here's the thread I made for reference: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/boot-trisquel-computers-without-pae
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel mini 4 or else
I just tested some Trisquel discs on the same laptop. The version that didn't boot was 6.0. I was able to boot up 6.0.1 just fine. Trisquel 7 will only boot if you pass a "forcepae" boot parameter. To do that, press F6 after choosing your language on the CD boot screen. Press escape, and you will notice the boot parameter text appear near the bottom of the screen. Select the option you want to boot into (live, install, etc.) Move the cursor to the left of the double-dash (--) and add "forcepae" to make the end of the parameters look like this: previousparameter forcepae -- Press enter, and it should start booting.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Ubuntu "Spyware" Will Be Disabled In Ubuntu 16.04
If you install Debian without entering a root password during the installation, sudo will be enabled. The wireless may have been glitchy because Debian doesn't come with proprietary drivers out of the box and the free ones don't work too well, assuming it worked fine in Ubuntu with the proprietary drivers.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Does the raspberry pi and its accessories meet free software/hardware standards?
The official distro, Raspbian, comes with many proprietary programs by default. Mathmatica, Wolfram Alpha, Java (Not the free version, IcedTea,) and Minecraft. There may be more that I'm not aware of. That doesn't even count the proprietary firmware on it that lembas mentioned.
Re: [Trisquel-users] is usb 3.0 software free software?
I'd guess tonlee is referring to the drivers in the kernel that operate a USB 3.0 flash drive, for example.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Old Fashioned Tiled Wallpaper
Yes. It's called Make Seamless. It's in Filters --> Map --> Make Seamless.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Ubuntu "Spyware" Will Be Disabled In Ubuntu 16.04
Or maybe there's actually myths that need to be debunked... :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Updates?
You could check how often your computer checks for updates. Open up System Settings, then Software & Updates. Go to the Updates tab and see what "Automatically check for updates:" is set to.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for PowerPC
I don't think creating a PowerPC build is a simple task. Debian already has a PowerPC build. Perhaps you could try that.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum action needed (and temporary measures taken)
I think it's funny too, but it takes the messages out of context. It may reflect poorly on the user's reputation for comments like the example I gave, to the uninitiated reader.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum action needed (and temporary measures taken)
I agree. I'd rather have some more advanced forum software here like PHPBB or Simple Machines, anyway.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum action needed (and temporary measures taken)
After deleting a certain user's posts it now looks like Magic Banana is giving a curt reply to Chris that has nothing to do with Chris' post. (Image below.) I'm sure there's many other examples. This may be a consequence of the forum software used, but it would be nice to have the offending posts replaced with "Post deleted by a moderator" or something similar.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Crowdfunding a game I'm developing: ReTux (Mario-inspired game)
Jadedctrl already shared it on /r/opensourcegames. https://www.reddit.com/r/opensourcegames/comments/3giqo6/retux_libre_platformers_indiegogo/
Re: [Trisquel-users] 'Abrowser' behaves strangely after a system update.
I tried this and it worked! I'm typing this on the reinstalled Abrowser right now.
Re: [Trisquel-users] 'Abrowser' behaves strangely after a system update.
Abrowser 39 crashes on my 32-bit Trisquel 6 machine as well.
Re: [Trisquel-users] 'Abrowser' behaves strangely after a system update.
Abrowser 39.0 on Trisquel 7 doesn't work at all. I tried launching it three times and every time it shows the window that checks for add-on compatibility then it crashes. ~$ abrowser (process:6389): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed (abrowser:6389): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::sm-connect after class was initialised (abrowser:6389): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::show-crash-dialog after class was initialised (abrowser:6389): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::display after class was initialised (abrowser:6389): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::default-icon after class was initialised 1437273586327 addons.repository WARNSearch failed when repopulating cache Segmentation fault A few more times of trying to launch it, then a window appears offering me the options of starting Abrowser in safe mode or "refreshing" the browser, which is really a complete reset of the browser. I started it in safe mode and the main window appeared for a few seconds, then it crashed. I think it exited with a segmentation fault.
Re: [Trisquel-users] How to get an opendesktop.org account?
Have you tried contacting the site administrators? http://gnome-look.org/feedback/
Re: [Trisquel-users] What kind of email services are you using and recommend and why?
It's recommended on this page: https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems
Re: [Trisquel-users] bypass uk school censorship
Maybe you could try setting up a VPN on your home network and connecting to that from school? I haven't tried this tutorial, but it may be useful. https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/457103:install-and-configure-openvpn-server-on-linux
Re: [Trisquel-users] How to shut up Windows users
You'll just be seen as a troll if you join a forum composed of mainly Windows users, and advise others not to use Windows on topics like the one you linked to.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Looking for help with Abrowser flash films
Adobe Flash is available for Android. I found plenty of results by searching "flash for android" in DuckDuckGo. You did say they typically don't have it, but I wanted to make that clear.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Does Vimeo run non-free Javascript??
I get a "Sorry: This Video Does Not Exist" message on every video with JS disabled. I just use youtube-dl to download the video. https://yt-dl.org/
[Trisquel-users] Backup (Duplicity) not working
My computer was automatically backing up with Trisquel GNOME's default backup software, and this error appeared. Could not restore ‘/home/joshua/.cache/deja-dup/metadata’: File not found in backup I'm afraid the backup software isn't functioning properly; I accidentally messed up the location of some files and tried restoring the directory, but very few of the files were successfully restored, so I had to reorganize it manually. Is there any way to run the program in a debug mode to see why it isn't working?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
What version of XFCE is that, and is that a custom icon theme? I'm drooling. ;-)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
I don't think so.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Watching live streaming video without Flash
I cURL'd the Libreplanet 2015 streams. A stream can also be dumped in VLC: Media --> Convert/Save... Go to the network tab of the new dialog box, paste the URL in, then customize the encoding settings.
Re: [Trisquel-users] 5 more LibrePlanet videos made available
That's great. I was waiting for when they would publish the videos so I won't have to watch the unedited streamdumps.
Re: [Trisquel-users] A gift for fans of free software
What's the purpose of posting this link? His window/GTK theme is properly licensed under the GNU GPL.
Re: [Trisquel-users] A gift for fans of free software
The window border doesn't change even though I have M.E.1 selected as the window theme. (I installed it as Cleiton suggested.) Here's a screenshot (Indexed to 256 colors to save space.)
Re: [Trisquel-users] A gift for fans of free software
Are these (http://ubuntu-tutorial.com/ultra-flat-icon-theme-on-my-ubuntu-14-10-utopic-unicorn/) the icons used? Unfortunately, they restrict commercial use. (They are licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.)
Re: [Trisquel-users] A gift for fans of free software
Never mind, I'll do it today. :-) I installed it in my ~/.themes/ directory, and was able to change the GTK theme, but not the window or icon themes. Is this theme supposed to include icons, or do I have to install them elsewhere to get the look in the preview image?
Re: [Trisquel-users] A gift for fans of free software
I love how clean it looks. I'll try installing it tomorrow.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Mozilla - Deprecating Non-Secure HTTP
This probably won't work out too well for old websites that aren't maintained anymore.
Re: [Trisquel-users] colord maxing out CPU
I don't know why this happened, but restarting my computer solved it.
[Trisquel-users] colord maxing out CPU
I noticed that a daemon called colord seems to be locked up and is taking up most of my CPU load. This happened after I woke my computer up from sleep mode. If it's relevant, I have my computer set to lock the screen awhen the computer is locked.
Re: [Trisquel-users] DuckDuckGo recently donated $125, 000 to open source projects
Yes. Both of those versions of the site work without JS.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Bypassing JavaScript Requirements
Does anyone have any idea on how to load disqus comments without JavaScript?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Bypassing JavaScript Requirements
I made a stylesheet for YouTube that automatically expands the description box under the video for you so you don't have to do it manually every time by editing the page. To use it, first install Stylish. https://trisquel.info/en/browser/addons/stylish After restarting your browser, open the Add-ons Manager and navigate to the User Styles tab. Click the "Write New Style" button and paste the contents of this file (https://notabug.org/ssdclickofdeath/descriptiontube/raw/master/descriptiontube.css) into the code editor. You will need to manually name the script "DescriptionTube" in the small text box above. Click on the save button, and the script should now be active. Here is the link to the NotABug.org page. https://notabug.org/ssdclickofdeath/descriptiontube
Re: [Trisquel-users] OFFTOPIC Launchy
I don't know JavaScript, but wouldn't a Greasemonkey script be more suited for this task?
Re: [Trisquel-users] OFFTOPIC Launchy
Could you give an example of ways you have used the addon?
Re: [Trisquel-users] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs
You actually spelled everything correctly, and unusually have capitalized the first letter of your sentence. :-)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter
UPDATE: I installed it on my desktop computer and it works fine. I was surprised that I didn't hear any sound until after I started a new game and fired the first shot. Is this normal?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter
It's a Nvidia card. I'll try installing the program on my Mac Mini with Intel GMA and Trisquel 7.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter
For some reason I assumed the SDL2 source included that. I installed those libraries and successfully compiled Starfighter. After running it I get odd warnings in the terminal, such as: nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: unknown PIPE_CAP 30 A window titled Starfighter appears, but it is completely black except for the top title bar. I know that my laptop has poor OpenGL support with the free drivers, but I wasn't aware of any SDL issues.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
"Who cares when I have an awesome-looking desktop!"
Re: [Trisquel-users] What is linux and how can i use it to get some nice young girls
Unfortunately, the posts being allowed to stay with no counter-argument (which is, of course, useless to do) could make it look like the viewpoint is generally accepted around here, which could put off new community members quite quickly.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter
I tried these two commands and I got the same error after running make: PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig export PKG_CONFIG_PATH
Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter
~/code/SDL2-2.0.3$ pkg-config --cflags sdl2 SDL2_image SDL2_mixer Package SDL2_image was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `SDL2_image.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'SDL2_image' found Package SDL2_mixer was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `SDL2_mixer.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'SDL2_mixer' found What does the -I flag do? I found the header files in this location: /usr/local/include/SDL2$ ls begin_code.h SDL.h SDL_pixels.h SDL_test_compare.h close_code.h SDL_haptic.h SDL_platform.h SDL_test_crc32.h SDL_assert.h SDL_hints.h SDL_power.hSDL_test_font.h SDL_atomic.h SDL_joystick.hSDL_quit.h SDL_test_fuzzer.h SDL_audio.h SDL_keyboard.hSDL_rect.h SDL_test.h SDL_bits.hSDL_keycode.h SDL_render.h SDL_test_harness.h SDL_blendmode.h SDL_loadso.h SDL_revision.h SDL_test_images.h SDL_clipboard.h SDL_log.h SDL_rwops.hSDL_test_log.h SDL_config.h SDL_main.hSDL_scancode.h SDL_test_md5.h SDL_cpuinfo.h SDL_messagebox.h SDL_shape.hSDL_test_random.h SDL_endian.h SDL_mouse.h SDL_stdinc.h SDL_thread.h SDL_error.h SDL_mutex.h SDL_surface.h SDL_timer.h SDL_events.h SDL_name.hSDL_system.h SDL_touch.h SDL_filesystem.h SDL_opengles2.h SDL_syswm.hSDL_types.h SDL_gamecontroller.h SDL_opengles.hSDL_test_assert.h SDL_version.h SDL_gesture.h SDL_opengl.h SDL_test_common.h SDL_video.h
Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter
I compiled SDL2 according to the instructions (./configure; make; make install, the last one as root) and it apparently compiled correctly, but the compilation of Starfighter returns the same error.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter
It looks like this software may be Trisquel 7 only. A search in Synaptic for libsdl2 returns no results.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Project: Starfighter
I am trying to compile the game on Trisquel 6, but it fails because I don't seem to have the right libraries installed. ~$ make g++ -O2 -Wall -g `pkg-config --cflags sdl2 SDL2_image SDL2_mixer` -c -DVERSION=\"1.3\" -DDATADIR=\"/usr/share/games/parallelrealities/\" src/alien.cpp Package sdl2 was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `sdl2.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'sdl2' found Package SDL2_image was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `SDL2_image.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'SDL2_image' found Package SDL2_mixer was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `SDL2_mixer.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'SDL2_mixer' found In file included from src/alien.cpp:20:0: src/Starfighter.h:31:17: fatal error: SDL.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated. make: *** [alien.o] Error 1 This doesn't give me any useful hint on which packages to install. I already have libsdl1.2-dev installed. Thank you for continuing the development of this game. I hope to play it soon.
Re: [Trisquel-users] trisquel 7 weird spying voice
Welcome to Trisquel! You may have accidentally enabled the screen reader. To disable it, open up the system settings, open the Universal Access category, and flip the screen reader on/off switch to off.
Re: [Trisquel-users] ***POSSIBLE SPAM*** Is webmail a service as a software substitute (SaaSS)?
The "Basic HTML" Gmail is still available.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone else getting a CPU spikes when you edit anything in Gedit?
Thanks for the help. I feel dumb when there's an easily searchable wiki page that explains what I want to do. :-)
Re: [Trisquel-users] bbc iplayer
That's implied around here. :-)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone else getting a CPU spikes when you edit anything in Gedit?
Okay, how do I set Mousepad as my default text editor, so files open in it by default instead of gedit?
Re: [Trisquel-users] This site is almost compatible with IceCat
There is a link on the bottom of the home page to https://github.com/imgbi , and this link, https://github.com/imgbi/img.bi can be reached from the previous one. The source code is apparently licensed under the GNU GPLv3.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is IceCat that secure that I don't need the Tor Browser anymore?
"I believe there is a plan to make Icecat private mode go through Tor though." It already does. :-)
Re: [Trisquel-users] TorBirdy Presentation
The addons are written in Javascript, so they should work fine.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone else getting a CPU spikes when you edit anything in Gedit?
Yes, this happens to me too, including onpon4's mention of the cursor disappearing. I just tried out Mousepad. I notice it has many similar features to gedit, but is a fork of Leafpad.
Re: [Trisquel-users] LIBRE PLANET 2015 is here....!!
Additionally, I'd recommend scaling the video down if you recorded it in 1080p. This can be done easily in avconv/ffmpeg (read the manpage.)
Re: [Trisquel-users] LIBRE PLANET 2015 is here....!!
You could try using Transmageddon. It's in the repos. I'm encoding a test video with it and it seems to work so far. I'd recommend converting to VP8/WebM instead (also supported by Transmageddon.)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Something I don't get about jamendo.com licenses
The commercial license could be for producers that want the attribution requirement waived. I am just guessing.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Notabug: free/libre hosting for free/libre projects
I think I found a hosting service I'd like to use. :-) On a side note, I downloaded all your minetest mods from Gitorious to save them, but it turned out that you were aware of the shutdown. Better safe than sorry, I guess?
Re: [Trisquel-users] gitbull is ready
> Can you please start https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitbull ? I doubt Gitbull is yet notable.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Saving Gitorious repositories
"Now I will try to make the script put each project's repositories in separate directories." Accomplished!
Re: [Trisquel-users] LIBRE PLANET 2015 is here....!!
VP8 uses more efficient compression.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Saving Gitorious repositories
I got it working now, and pushed the fixed version to the git repo. Now I will try to make the script put each project's repositories in separate directories.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
???
Re: [Trisquel-users] Saving Gitorious repositories
Does anyone know how to make this script work? I still don't know what "main $*" means. I know that "main" runs the function "main", what does the "$*" mean? Is it a wild card variable?
Re: [Trisquel-users] kernel speed - antiquated protocol
I've never heard of that before, so I don't know if it exists or not.
Re: [Trisquel-users] LIBRE PLANET 2015 is here....!!
There is a company called Elphel that makes cameras that record in the Theora format, but they are very expensive. As far as I am aware, no major camera manufacturers make cameras that support that format.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Getting an obsolete package with apt-get
Are you using Trisquel 6 or Trisquel 7?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Saving Gitorious repositories
As far as I know, Gitorious users have to opt-in (and become a paying customer) to have their code moved to GitLab. In case you misunderstood, I'm not going to put a mirror of the repositories on GitHub, I am just hosting the script there.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
Does using that theme make your computer as stable as Windows 3.1?
[Trisquel-users] Saving Gitorious repositories
I am trying to save some Gitorious repositories before Gitorious shuts down. I am working on modifying a script that batch-downloads GitHub repositories to work with Gitorious instead. https://gist.github.com/ssdclickofdeath/34855c86910b63c50413 (Please don't tell me GitHub is proprietary. It's the best place I can put the script for now.) The problem is, the script only downloads the first repository. For example, with this command: ./gitorious.sh copyleft-org/ssdclickofdeaths-tutorial jxself/ssdclickofdeath-digits The script only downloads the first repository. How can I get this to work properly?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Better Website Privacy Policies
Yes, unlike Android, most programs running on an unmodified Trisquel system are not sandboxed. I think Abrowser is sandboxed using apparmor.
Re: [Trisquel-users] LIBRE PLANET 2015 is here....!!
I hope they actually record the conference this time, so we have something to watch besides lousy 10 FPS streamdumps.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Better Website Privacy Policies
I am having a hard time understanding your question. Are you asking if there is a database of how trustworthy programs are?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Better Website Privacy Policies
There is a project called Terms of Service; Didn't Read that rates website Terms of Service on a scale of "Class A" to "Class E". There is a TOS;DR Browser Add-on that can get the ratings for a site you are on (Affero GPLv3 Licensed.) https://tosdr.org/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
Thanks. I'm wanting to build a desktop computer. It was out of stock at Newegg, but I found it on Ebay. I'm having second thoughts about it though. I don't want have a computer that requires me to wear a HAZMAT suit while using it. :P
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
Tomlukeywood, what motherboard are you using that supports 8 cores and (presumably) works with free software?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
Because this sounds like a troll post, I will respond with a troll reply. Open GIMP, click on the menu option File-->Create-->Screenshot. Check the radio button with the caption "Take a screenshot of the entire screen", then press the Snap button. Use the menu option Image-->Scale Image... Make sure the unit of measure is in pixels, then enter 100 in the height box, with the constrain (the chains next to the number boxes) on. Click on the constrain to turn it off, and enter a number in the width box roughly double its present value, then click on the Scale button. In GIMP 2.6, click on the menu option File-->Save As..., but in GIMP 2.8, click on the File-->Export... menu option instead. Choose the filename and location to save to, then open the hidden list near the bottom of the window with the "Select File Type (By Extension)" caption. Near the top should be "ASCII Art". Click on it, then press Save. Make sure the selection box reads "Text File", then press Save. Open the file in a text editor and paste it here.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
My laptop is a Pentium M, which is a mobile version of a Pentium 4. I also have a disused desktop computer with a P4 inside it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 8600 with 1 GB of RAM, a 1.5 GHz CPU, and a 40 GB HDD.
Re: [Trisquel-users] 3G modems coming integrated with Next Gen Intel Atom (for real this time)
Suspicious activity like that would certainly be grounds for a ban, wouldn't it? It should be easy to detect.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
Here is the desktop of my woefully underpowered laptop.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
Here's my desktop computer's screen. Just the default GNOME 3 environment that comes with Trisquel 7.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
Yes, I knew it was a joke, that's what the Colon-capital "P" indicated.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Share your Desktop!
If it was, why is it so obvious that you are being watched? :P
Re: [Trisquel-users] Qrgui - a GUI-based QR code generator
I'm not experienced with making Debian packages, but perhaps I could do it in the future.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Qrgui - a GUI-based QR code generator
I haven't used riseup, so I don't know. Openmailbox is a pretty nice service, though.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Qrgui - a GUI-based QR code generator
I find a typo right after I start the thread. "Command-line" only has two "m"s, not three. Typical.
[Trisquel-users] Qrgui - a GUI-based QR code generator
I have been casually writing a small program for nearly a year, a GUI-based QR code generator imaginatively titled Qrgui. It is only a bash script less than 120 lines long that passes arguments to qrencode, a commmand-line based QR code generator, but it is a lot easier to use than qrencode itself. I worked on it to gain experience running a small free software project, to learn bash scripting, and to learn how to use git. It has helped me in all of those things. Thanks to all who gave me scripting pointers on early versions of the script in this thread: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/front-end-qrencode Qrgui is hosted at Savannah. https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/qrgui Direct download: https://cloud.openmailbox.org/public.php?service=files&t=78e9a2029f9cfda8ad1674d8ae9e0a9b&download Please try it out if you are interested, and feel free to post constructive criticism.
Re: [Trisquel-users] 3G modems coming integrated with Next Gen Intel Atom (for real this time)
I've heard about the "MikeeUSA" troll before, but never connected him to chaosesqueteam/vpro. Thanks for the info.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Migrate from Ubuntu to Trisquel
@Dave_Hunt I don't see a script. Did you forget to attach it?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Electrum
It's python, so it doesn't need to be compiled. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs
What's the password for the FTP server? I can't log on.
Re: [Trisquel-users] The truth about Purism
What are you talking about? Your post didn't get downvoted.
Re: [Trisquel-users] SMPlayer doesn't play youtube vids
You could try youtube-dl to download videos. (http://rg3.github.com/youtube-dl/) It's in the repos.