Youtube videos in HTML5 Linux

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roquejose
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Youtube videos in HTML5 Linux

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Hi, I'd want to know if youtube videos can be viewed in HTML5 in Linux, I know this feature can be enabled from youtube.com/html5 but it doesn't work well, as it does in Windows. Thanks.
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Re: Youtube videos in HTML5 Linux

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If you disable flash in your plugins, in your profile, YouTube defaults to HTML5, does that work for you then?
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It does work, but it's slower than Firefox in Windows, because MSE is not enabled in Linux.
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Linux people should come along here..maybe tomorrow.
As you can see she's (The CAT) always alert and on the prowl for Meoware !!
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Does anybody know?
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roquejose wrote:Does anybody know?

Maybe askubuntu.com knows....
http://askubuntu.com/questions/475351/f ... eo-support
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Re: Youtube videos in HTML5 Linux

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Thanks, I'll try, But I think they will answer me that is an issue of Firefox...
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When I view videos on YouTube, I view videos in HTML5 on Linux when possible.

I don't do Windows, so I have no idea what, doesn't work as well as Windows means.

Nor do I care.

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Re: Youtube videos in HTML5 Linux

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No problem WLS, thanks for your answer. It works, but not as well as in Windows/Mac because MSE is not enabled for Linux yet... I don't know why or how to activate.
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On Firefox 39 MSE is not available on Linux yet...
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In Firefox 40 Youtube plays in HTML5 but you can't choose 480p or 1080p resolutions, and its slower than in windows...
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