Month: November 2020

Youtube-dl doesn’t work

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 skp YouTube 1 Comment

I installed Youtube-dl on my new Ubuntu 20.10, but I failed to test it. On my first download, it didn’t work. I got this:

$ youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAa088SDn9E
 NAa088SDn9E: Downloading webpage
 NAa088SDn9E: Downloading embed webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract JS player URL; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

Ubuntu 20.10: Media Programs

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 skp Gimp, Ubuntu 20.10 3 Comments

This is my next article on my Ubuntu 20.10 install. In my last article, I went through some tweaks. In this article, I have my notes for installing different media programs.

Ubuntu 20.10: System Setup and Tweaking

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 skp Gnome, MenuLibre, Ubuntu 20.10 1 Comment

This is part of my Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla install. In the last post, I installed my essential applications. In this one, I’ll run through the tweaks and system setup that I did on my install.

Ubuntu 20.10: Essentials and Productivity

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 skp Chrome, KeePass, Ubuntu 20.10 1 Comment

This article is part of my notes on installing Ubuntu 20.10. Each new version I reinstall from scratch and try to get the perfect setup.

On my previous article, I walked through the base OS installation. It has screenshots of what I selected as I went through the installer. This article will focus on getting my files back and installing essential applications.

Ubuntu 20.10: Groovy Gorilla Install

November 7, 2020November 12, 2020 skp Ubuntu 20.10 1 Comment

It’s been a while since I’ve included the actual install process itself in my notes. This is what works for me, and I’ll try to explain why at each step.

I try to do a fresh install on my laptop each version of Ubuntu that comes out (every 6 months). This keeps my laptop clean and keeps me on my toes with my backups. This article contains my notes for this install. The following articles will have the steps I take to get everything just right.