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youtube-dl package

youtube downloading problem

Asked by HASHIR

while i am trying to download video from youtube down-loader [ youtube-dl ], the following error is coming:

hashir@hashir-laptop:~$ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnOsfQB5NPg
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] XnOsfQB5NPg: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] XnOsfQB5NPg: Extracting video information
ERROR: format not available for video
hashir@hashir-laptop:~$

please help me to solve the issue.

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Best Adam Buchbinder (adam-buchbinder) said : 		#1

Your youtube-dl is outdated. Run "youtube-dl -U" to get the newest version, then re-run that command there; doing that worked for me.

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HASHIR (h2hashir) said : 		#2

while trying to do like that following problem is coming

hashir@hashir-laptop:~$ youtube-dl -U
ERROR: no write permissions on /usr/bin/youtube-dl
hashir@hashir-laptop:~$

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HASHIR (h2hashir) said : 		#3

Thanks Adam Buchbinder, that solved my question.

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Adam Buchbinder (adam-buchbinder) said : 		#4

Pardon me; you should run "sudo youtube-dl -U" to update it.