MarcellusDrumM to Linux · 3 years agoHave you ever tried using the terminal exclusively for your day-to-day usage for any amount of time?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareHave you ever tried using the terminal exclusively for your day-to-day usage for any amount of time?MarcellusDrumM to Linux · 3 years agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
How was it? What programs did you use? I want to try it, but the browser thing is a deal breaker I think.
minus-square[TK] Trainzkidlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoThere are things like w3m and other text browsers. I could maybe even get away with curl if I knew it better. I watch a lot of YouTube, so I could maybe utilize the YouTube downloader cli tool so I can watch them locally.
minus-squareflbnlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agodude i tried this cause i also watch a lot (admittedly, too much) youtube and it’s just too much of a bother on my slow ass machine. invidious helps.
minus-squaretmpod@lemmy.ptlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoSome video players (like mpv) allow you to stream directly from Youtube, with no need to download the full thing.
There are things like w3m and other text browsers. I could maybe even get away with curl if I knew it better.
I watch a lot of YouTube, so I could maybe utilize the YouTube downloader cli tool so I can watch them locally.
dude i tried this cause i also watch a lot (admittedly, too much) youtube and it’s just too much of a bother on my slow ass machine. invidious helps.
Some video players (like mpv) allow you to stream directly from Youtube, with no need to download the full thing.