Trying To Stream Youtube Video

[anon_private]

I am trying to stream a Youtube video.

I have taken the following steps, but I just see an error. Where am I going wrong.

The Steps:

Step 1: Locate your favorite YouTube video URL. Just include the domain and video ID, like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=abcdefgh.
Step 2: Click the Media menu in VLC, then choose Open Network Stream.
Step 3: Paste the URL into the text box and click Play at the bottom!

[InTheWings]

I doubt the default 2.2 youtube script still works

[anon_private]

Hello,

Thank you for responding.

The version of VLC that I have on my machine is the latest version that I can find that is compatible with kubuntu 14.04.

How can I stream YouTube videos using VLC.

[anon_private]

UPDATE:

Hi,

I cannot stream Youtube videos with VLC.

I note errors.

I have looked at the folder: /usr/lib/vlc/playlist and note that I have youtube.luac, but not youtube.lua. Is this the source of my problem?

If so, where can I get the file? It is not in the kubuntu repo.

Thanks.

[InTheWings]

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=tr ... st;hb=HEAD

[anon_private]

I see the youtube.lua file, but I am not sure what to do

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

YouTube always need a very very recent VLC, as the protocol keeps changing. If you use VLC from Ubuntu LTS, you are pretty much out of luck.

[anon_private]

Thanks for responding

Evidently some users of my OS (kubuntu) can stream videos from youtube using the same version of vlc (2.2.2) that I have. However, they have more up to date OS's (ver 16 vs my ver 14).

Can you suggest how I can stream youtube videos using vlc?

I note that I do not have youtube.lua. I don't know why.

Can I obtain this file and put it into the the folder.

Or, it it best to locate another videoplayer

Regards

[anon_private]

A couple of questions:

Should I be able to stream TV programmes that have html extensions?

How can I identify TV streams, and especially their extensions?

Thanks

PS. Tips for using VLC (2.2.2), under kubuntu (14.04) welcome

[anon_private]

When I stream using VLC do I need to use my IP address and port number?

Are there any test streams that I can use to check the functionality of VLC?