The VLC media player sometimes errors out with the message "Check the log for details": But where is the log? What you need to do: Type <Ctrl>-M or click Top Menu => Tools => Messages Increase the verbosity to "1 (warnings)": (You could increase the verbosity even more, but that mi...

Requirements Install mpv on your computer. Install youtube-dl on your computer. More about that later. Install the Open With addon. It seems to be available only for Mozilla browsers, but I'm pretty sure something similar also exists for chromish browsers. Setup Now make sure mpv is working ...

I'm not the one to promote android apps usually, but here is a nice one that does exactly what I desire, and follows some sort of Unix philosophy. Internet Radio - audio streaming - works nicely on all my GNU/Linux computers: get a playlist or create a playlist from one or two streaming links save ...

Several applications to record your desktop exist, but ffmpeg can do it all by itself, via its x11grab format specifier. But there were some challenges: Sound: If you use pulseaudio or jack audio, other solutions apply. But with plain ALSA it isn't so easy to simply record what the computer sends t...