Tuesday 22 January 2013

Downloading videos in Linux

There is a simple software (clip grab) that allows you to download online videos in Linux.

Execute the following commands in your terminal.

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:clipgrab-team/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install clipgrab

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The software is now installed , to run the software execute the following command

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clipgrab

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Steps to download :

1. Go to the "SETTINGS" tab in the GUI of Clip grab and mention the destination path where you need to save the video.

2. Then under downloads tab, Paste the web-link from which u want to download the video.

3. Click the "grab this clip" button.

The video will start getting downloaded in the specified destination.

1 comment:

  1. At times when you start downloading the videos, you may get some errors.

    Do nothing.

    Retry the same download after few mins.

    you will get it in few attempts.

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