Fix yt-dlp on WSL Ubuntu
I am writing this because I got tired of trying to remember how to fix the error "Unable to extract uploader id" from yd-dlp on the Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 because the version in the repository is from April, 2022.
Remove the current version of yt-dlp
$> apt purge yt-dlp
Downloaded the standalone binary from the git repo:
GitHub - yt-dlp/yt-dlp: A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes
$> wget https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_linux
Move file to /usr/bin and rename:
$> mv yt-dlp_linux /usr/bin/yt-dlp
Finally make it executable:
$> chmod u+x /usr/bin/yt-dlp
That's it, it should now be working now but of course you are responsible for keeping it updated.
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