How to install ClipGrab in Linux
To install ClipGrab in Linux
ClipGrab is an application to download videos from many videos and convert it. It can be used in all platforms. Installation of ClipGrab in Linux is explained in this article.
Download the repository before installing the clipgrab.
root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:clipgrab-team/ppa This PPA contains the latest stable version of ClipGrab for LTS releases. For other versions see < http://www.getdeb.net/app/ClipGrab> Requires ffmpeg. As Ubuntu 14.04 dropped ffmpeg, a symlink from /usr/bin/avconv to /usr/bin/ffmpeg will be created as a temporary workaround. Installation instructions for the terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:clipgrab-team/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install clipgrab Alternatively you can add ppa:clipgrab-team/ppa to your system' s Software Sources in the Ubuntu Software-Center. More info: https://launchpad.net/~clipgrab-team/+archive/ubuntu/ppa Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpvik29t4l/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpvik29t4l/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key 8EEBB0CA from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmpvik29t4l/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key 8EEBB0CA: public key " Launchpad ClipGrab PPA" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK
Update the system by using the following command.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/clipgrab-team/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Install the clipgrab by using the following command
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install clipgrab
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0
Use ' sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
ffmpeg i965-va-driver libaacs0 libass5 libavcodec-extra
libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 libavdevice-ffmpeg56 libavfilter-ffmpeg5
libavformat-ffmpeg56 libavresample-ffmpeg2 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0
libbluray1 libbs2b0 libcrystalhd3 libdc1394-22 libflite1 libgme0 libgsm1
libmodplug1 libmp3lame0 libopenal-data libopenal1 libopencore-amrnb0
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Setting up vdpau-va-driver:amd64 (0.7.4-5) ...
Setting up va-driver-all:amd64 (1.7.0-1) ...
Setting up vdpau-driver-all:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libavcodec-extra (7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up clipgrab (3.6.1~xenial1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
Now open the clipgrab
Lists the available videos and choose the video to be downloaded.
Now choose the format, quality, and finally click the button Grab this clip.
Choose the destination path.
Downloading process completed
Q
Please let me know is there any command line tool for downloading youtube videos?
A
yes, you can install youtube-dl using following command which is used to download youtube videos in command line ."apt-get install youtube-dl" via cli can be used
Q
Is this installation steps falls same in debian 8?
A
Yes but in debain you can also add the repo in "/etc/apt/sources.list" and then continue with the installation
Q
Is ClipGrab a malware?
A
Yes, ClipGrab for Mac (or Windows, for that matter) is safe to use. You certainly shouldn't have to worry about viruses or malware as long as you download it from a trusted source.
Q
From this are we able to capture/download youtube videos?
A
Yes youtube videos also can also be downloaded via clipgrab
wget http://clipgrab.de/download/clipgrab-3.2.0.9.bz2
bunzip2 clipgrab-3.2.0.9.bz2
chmod +x clipgrab-3.2.0.9
./clipgrab-3.2.0.9