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youtube-dl is one of those rare programs that you shouldn't download from a repository. Do this instead: - Download from the project page and put it anywhere i
by paol 7y ago
youtube-dl is one of those rare programs that you shouldn't download from a repository. Do this instead:
- Download from the project page and put it anywhere in your path (it's a single file)
- Subsequently do 'youtube-dl -U' whenever you want to update. It updates itself in-place with the latest release (there's usually 2 or 3 released per week)
- majewsky 7y agoWhat's the difference to installing 2-3 updates per week over the distro? One should be installing distro updates daily anyway.
- paol 7y agoDistro repositories can't keep up with the number or timeliness of updates. When youtube deploys an update that breaks the tool (happens on a semi-regular basis), you want access to the fix ASAP.
- DannyB2 7y agoYes. That! I quickly learned the difference. Downloading from YouTube breaks. No distro update. But updating only the script is quick and easy. Initial installation is also very easy. Two one-line recipies to install it are provided. One using CURL and one using WGET. https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/index.html https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/index.html I have been using it with ffmpeg on a google pixelbook on cruoton for over a year and love it.