What were you trying to get that was streaming only? Personally I use
the Firefox browser with the downloadhelper extension to grab
streaming videos from youtube, etc. and then use the winff (ffmpeg)
gui to convert them to formats that will play on my xbox 360 or into
vob files for burning video dvds using infrarecorder or other free dvd
authoring software. What type of hardware and software are you
currently working with? I recently installed ubuntu linux in a sony
vaio laptop my father-in-law had and he likes the video and dvd
authoring programs he can use on that better than their windows
alternatives.