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> There is a python-based script (was youtube-dl, now renamed to something 
> else) for downloading flv files, which mencoder can convert to avi, playable 
I did not get this working even with puppy linux - it needed additional 
libraries besides python.

> by mplayer.  I did not try it.  You can also download youtube videos as 
> higher quality mp4 at http://keepvid.com and extract the mp3 from the mp4.
Nope, needs java, as do most other such sites.  Steven posted the address 
of a site that does not use java - see archives.

> Someone provided a wget script for downloading a flv  directly.
I have not tried this.  It is complicated to extract the actual address, 
and then you will need something to convert to a format mplayer can 
handle.  ffmpeg - have not tried to use with bl2.

Puppy linux you2pup no longer works since Youtube changed flash.  Instead 
of an mp4 to be converted, it downloads a short error message.

Anything fast enough (600MHz is awfully jerky) and with enough memory to 
play flash video online will work with a more recent linux than 
basiclinux.  Recent Flash (10) requires GTK2 but somehow Mac OS 10.4 will 
work with Flash 9 so there may be a gtk1 workaround.  Beyond my abilities.

Sindi