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lagagnon

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From: an Island in the Pacific...

Registered: 2009-12-10

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dwb browser with HTML5 YouTube videos?

I have the dwb browser, v 2014.05.31 installed and working fine. I have YouTube set to use HTML5 if available but still cannot get and videos, some of which are html5 capable to play. Any ideas?

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ugjka

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From: Latvia

Registered: 2014-04-01

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Re: dwb browser with HTML5 YouTube videos?

Have you installed these

Optional dependencies for webkitgtk2
    gst-plugins-base: free media decoding
    gst-plugins-good: media decoding
    gst-libav: nonfree media decoding

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: dwb browser with HTML5 YouTube videos?

Where did you get this dwb from? You can always build the dwb-git package to see if it helps.

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: dwb browser with HTML5 YouTube videos?

Unfortunately, dwb doesn't see a whole lot of development these days.  It is an amazingly great browser and I still keep it on my machine, but between the lack of activity and the ongoing webkit stability issues, I have switched to pentadactyl.

The dwb git repository saw an update recently to make it compatible with glibc 2.20, but before that I think the last update was in early July.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: dwb browser with HTML5 YouTube videos?

@WonderWoofy
Are you using firefox, palemoon or ...?

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

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Re: dwb browser with HTML5 YouTube videos?

@karol, Firefox.  I don't mind the new Australas thingy.