SMPlayer has been updated to version 0.8.3 recently which fixes YouTube playback problems. As a reminder, SMPlayer is a front-end for MPlayer capable of playing almost any media formats without the need to install any external codecs because it comes with built-in codecs. You can also use SMPlayer to search, play and download YouTube videos.
The PPA below is available for the following Ubuntu/Linux Mint distros:
- Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/11.10
- Linux Mint 14/13/12
To install SMPlayer 0.8.3 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint, open the terminal and enter these commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install smplayer smplayer-themes smtube
SMPlayer Removal
To uninstall SMPlayer from your computer, enter these commands:
sudo apt-get remove smplayer*
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:rvm/smplayer
sudo apt-get update
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