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submitted 3 months ago by merompetehla@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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.

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[-] taaz@biglemmowski.win 19 points 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)

[-] balder1993@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 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_eagle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

[-] balder1993@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 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.

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