1. removing ubuntu-desktop is no problem since this is a meta package with no contents but dependencies
2. I've installed VLC and the vlc plugin for firefox and the only thing I get is a black window and the text "(no video)" great. Well not quite what it was supposed to do. 3. This is essential since enjoying video in the www is a killer feature in modern OSs ! -- Firefox in ubuntu 6.10 Edgy does not play video streams https://launchpad.net/bugs/70412 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
