I cant watch youtube videos

Scarecrow2000 · 06-12-2015, 12:16 AM

I added my user acount to a new group without using the -a switch and so removed myself from all the other groups I was in (oops).
Also I tried to install a lexmark S600 series printer using CUPS and that didn't work...
and then apptitude installed 61 updates.
So now CUPS is not working properly anymore. It is running and I can load http://localhost:631 but when I click on the administration tab iceweasel cannot load the page.
Also I can't watch youtube videos anymore the loading circle in the video screen goes round and round for ever.
I dont know what groups I was supposed to be in so I added myself to lpadmin, cdrom and video groups but I still have the same issues.
My problem is I don't know if this is because I need to be in another group too or if it has something to do with the all those updates which updated Jessie to 8.1 and I noticed they updated CUPS too.

ButterflyMelissa · 06-12-2015, 04:57 PM

Okay, that is a list

By the way, welcome to the forum...

Let's see, try Chromium for the web stuff (escpecially the CUPS page)
Now, the videos might even play nicely on Chromium too...but youtube does have a page you can use to set this up...
Now, for the groups, I fired up my Debian set, these are my groups

Quote:

cdrom audio dip video plugdev scanner bluetooth netdev

there is also a user group with my name...
use this commant to list the groups

Code:

cat /etc/group

Let's hope you got that fixed soon...
Thor

Scarecrow2000 · 06-12-2015, 11:07 PM

Thanks thor, I will add myself to those groups and see if it fixes anything. The thing is cups was working fine in iceweasel before and so was html5 youtube videos.
The problem is I dont know how to do anything with linux I just follow instructions I find on forums but so far everything I did doesnt work or makes something else not work.

BTW what is the dip group for ?

ButterflyMelissa · 06-14-2015, 04:27 AM

Quote:

The problem is I dont know how to do anything with linux I just follow instructions I find on forums but so far everything I did doesnt work or makes something else not work.

Simple tip...try it in your account...it'll not affect the system.
Let's run tru some simple things...
What is your system role ar the moment:

Code:

whoami

-> gives you a name, it it's anything other than root, you're fine to test stuff...
What is running at the moment:

Code:

ps -A | more

-> a long list (lotsa goin' on in the machine) of processes and programs
Hip bone to the knee bone? Linux has that too

Code:

pstree

gives a graphical layout fo the running stuff and the things they need, or...the things they depend on. For a program to run and work, it may need the help of an other one...
Legally killing, no problem, and...no arrest afterwards:

Code:

kill [processnumber]

or

Code:

pkill [program name]

-> kills a program per ID or name, ID is given via the PS command earlier on...or...to kill "badprog"...

Code:

pkill badprog

Where are we?

Code:

pwd

-> Print Working Directory...Linux is vast...this is the "dot on the map"
Home James?

Code:

cd

-> jup, just that...cd...nuttin more
What's here?

Code:

ls -al

-> the list has items...let's examine a line

Code:

drwx------  4 me users     368 28.05.2015 19:41 .xchat2/
-rw-r--r--  1 me users     122 11.04.2015 22:45 90-monitor.conf

First line, notice the "d"? that is a folder, the second one is a file...
the items...rwx mean Readable, Writable ans Xecutable, three sets...Root, Group, User...
A file that has this:

Quote:

-rwx-r--r--

means it's a file that everyone (group and user) can only read, the root however can edit/write and...execute it...it's...not a directory
Traveling the system?

Code:

cd folder

-> if folder is IN the current folder

Code:

cd /folder

-> if folder is somewhere else

Code:

cd /usr/local/folder

-> fully qualified folder

Code:

ls /usr/local/folder

-> have a peek, dont go there...depends if you have permission to have a look...
Extention to your place?

Code:

mkdir foldername

-> makes a folder for you
System load?

Code:

top

-> screen with all sortsa detail, if you notice a slowdown or lag, run that one, you'll see who's eating the system...the, hehe, go kill him

there is a ton more, we're here to help, trust us

By the way, DIP seems to have some to do with modem use...if the group is there, add to it, cant hurt...
Thor

GarryRicketson · 06-15-2015, 05:34 PM

Quote:

The thing is cups was working fine in iceweasel before and so was html5 youtube videos.

I had trouble with iceweasle, on Debian 8, same couldn't view any videos on youtube, also on one website , it said the "adobe flash" pluggin was not up to date, I did find some suggestions,on installing the plugin, but it gets downloaded from the Mozarilla Fire Fox, site, and any way, I decided to try installing Chromium, that was easy and it works just fine. I like chromium better anyway.
-----------
@Thor_2.0

Code:

top

I like that, it is a "new one" for me , but very usefull,actually your entire post has a lot of usefull info, thanks

rokytnji · 06-15-2015, 06:29 PM

Quote:

BTW what is the dip group for ?

probably for printing

Code:

/usr/share/system-config-printer/ppdippstr.py

using

Code:

id <user name goes here>

will give group info also. Example off of mine.

Code:

id misohorny
uid=1000(misohorny) gid=1000(misohorny) groups=1000(misohorny),4(adm),24(cdrom),27(sudo),30(dip),46(plugdev),108(lpadmin),110(sambashare)

ButterflyMelissa · 06-16-2015, 02:24 AM

@ GarryRicketson
You're welcome