Looking for a program to capture you-tube style video

[Richard Gelling]

Mark C. Miller wrote:
> In my PC days, I used to use a program called save2mypc.  You would 
> specify the link to the video and it was from you tube (for example), it 
> would save the file to your local hard drive.  There were options to the 
> file type(mpeg, etc).  It was a very handy program for me as a classroom 
> teacher.
>
> Now that I've left my pc days behind me, I discover I used that program 
> more than I thought.  I'd really like to find something in the Ubuntu 
> world that achieves the same end.  My searches led me nowhere.
>
> Can anyone make a suggestion?
>
> tnx
>
> mcm
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Have you looked ta elltube? 

 http://elltube.sourceforge.net/

Did a good job for me.