All I wanted is to install the current yt-dlp (2024.07.16-1) on debian 12.6.

Suggested way to that according to https://packages.debian.org/sid/all/yt-dlp/download is to add that line to that file (etc/apt/sources.list), but do I really need to download the 1600 files that upgrade would entail?

I don’t want to download the tar.gz 'cause upgrading that would be a pain.

  • @[email protected]English
    18•3 months ago

    pipx install yt-dlp

    This will install yt-dlp with everything it needs but without fucking anything else up, both system-wise and for your user (because installing python packages in your home manually can cause problems). You must have your $HOME/.local/bin in $PATH to then be able to run yt-dlp, but I think pipx will check and warn you.

    pipx upgrade yt-dlp to update it (or upgrade-all)

    • Baldur Nil
      4•3 months ago

      That’s what I do, except I straight up create the python venv in a folder, activate it and then do pip install yt-dlp. No messing up with my system.

      • Eager EagleEnglish
        6•3 months ago

        pipx does that without this manual process - it’s meant for these standalone apps that are in your $PATH.

        • Baldur Nil
          5•3 months ago

          It’s a good concept, I just have to look it up and understand exactly what it is doing before I start using it.