I have been very pleased with Linux Mint 13 on my system, except for one
thing... I cannot play most Youtube videos.  I get a message “An error
has occurred. Please try again later.”

It doesnt bother me too much; I am not really into watching videos, but
there are more and more instructional videos becoming available, and I
sure wish this feature will work.

I have tried the various suggestions found on web sites (download Flash,
remove restrictions, etc).

A web search for solutions to my problem gave me hope, promised to show
me how to configure my computer and make the problem go away.  Clicking
on the link brought me to a Youtube video.  Duh?  The guy who produced
that video should be working in the WhiteHouse.

So ... any of your Minters have any suggestions for me?

RBerglund

I have two different computers with Mint with Mate and both run
You tube videos.

Do you have the Mate version of Mint?

Sounds like a codec problem.

What kind of computer and video card do you have?

If it is a real old computer it might be the video card.

Go here.
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=135857


Paul Lamar