How to Improve Video Playback on Lubuntu?
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TechSavvy123
I recently installed Lubuntu on my old PC, which I affectionately call my 'potato PC', and I'm still getting used to everything. I downloaded the Brave browser, but I'm facing issues with YouTube videos. They stutter and lag when I try to watch them at higher resolutions like 720p or 1080p at 60fps. This wasn't a problem when I was using Windows 11. I even tried disabling the Picom option for transparency and animations and installed the 'h264ify' extension to optimize video decoding, but the issues persist. Does anyone have suggestions for fixing this?
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You might also want to explore some lightweight distributions designed for older machines. I've had good experiences with AntiX, Bodhi, and BunsenLab. They typically handle video playback better on low-end hardware. Just a thought, as I've got a Core2Duo with 4GB RAM and I manage okay with MX XFCE Linux for watching YouTube.
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What's the GPU in your PC? If you're using an NVIDIA graphics card, you might need to do some extra setup. Support for NVIDIA on Linux has historically been a bit tricky, and sometimes it requires additional drivers to work properly.
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Thanks for the tips! It's my first time diving into Linux, so I appreciate the help. I thought Lubuntu would be a solid choice for my setup.
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First off, you should check that you have the necessary multimedia codecs installed. You can do that by running `sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras` in the terminal. This package contains the required codecs that help play various media formats without any hiccups. I had to do this when I first set up Ubuntu to get mp4 videos playing smoothly.
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