Results (so far) of the Great Linux Experiment.....

[poltr1]

This past month, I've used Ubuntu Linux almost exclusively. There have only been a few times where I've needed to use Windows or Windows-based apps. One was to download some videos from YouTube.* Another was to rip a CD.

One major disadvantage of Ubuntu Linux is that I've found is that many laptop modems don't work with it. That's because many PCMCIA modems are really winmodems, using the OS to perform some of the functions that a normal modem would use. This would impair my ability to use a Linux laptop or PC in places where I don't have a network available, such as my mother's house.

Other than that, I intend to keep using Ubuntu Linux whenever and wherever I can.

*I know I can download videos using youtube-dl. But it doesn't give the .flv file a nice name. I've been looking for PyTube but the website that it's supposedly on is no longer available. [Updated 22:15] I found a copy of PyTube at http://www.marcosrodriguez.me/pytube/.

Comments

[trektone.livejournal.com]

Had a question: does "modem" in the laptop refer to the telephone dial-up thingie? Or does it mean other stuff, too?

[poltr1]

Yes, that's it. My Compaq Presario has one built-in. My Dell Latitude requires an external business-card-sized card to slip in. In both cases, the modems are not recognized. I have used an external modem on the Dell, plugged into the serial port.

WinModems are junk

[urban-terrorist.livejournal.com]

But hey, they are cheap as dirt.

Um, as to YouTube, have you tried the DownloadHelper extension for Firefox? It works well, and you can set it to converter from FLV to AVI if you want.

Re: WinModems are junk

[poltr1]

No; I didn't know there was a DownloadHelper extension. Thanks.