how to change default video player in ubuntu

That's the only reason why I decided to use the official video player package.

You can also use the youtube_player_iframe package, but note that if you hover on top of the video when using that player, you are unable to scroll your content and there seems to be no workaround as discussed in here: Mouse scroll stuck while cursor is on top of youtube_player_iframe. These steps are almost a copy / paste found from here: How to obtain the direct link to a YouTube video file Select 'Default Applications' then under Videos select the program that you would like to use to play your video. Navigate to the Power/Settings Icon in the top right corner of the screen. This is the url to your local video file. Setting Default Video Player in Ubuntu 1. In the box that says Location, right-click the block of text and click Select All. You can configure default applications in Budgie by opening the Budgie Menu and then clicking on Details in the System Settings category.Paste the YouTube link in the box and click Play.In VLC, head to Media > Open Network Stream.Find a video on YouTube and copy the URL from the address bar.You can use the official video_player package and get the source file path to YouTube video file by using VLC media player by following these steps: Change default applications in Ubuntu from System Settings. Downside to using asset video though is the fact that you are unable to adjust the progress bar (at least in version 2.4.5). Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more Linux videos. Another option is to add the video to your project locally and add an overlay 'YouTube' button on top of the video and when the user taps it he is taken to the video on YouTube.

EDIT1: YouTube seems to shuffle the source video file url every day, so using the source file url is not a viable solution.

How to change default video player in ubuntu