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how do i open and use youtube-dl to download videos from Youtube?

Asked by bigbridogg1

i downloaded a program called youtube-dl but i do not know how to open it and use it to download videos from the Youtube website...please help.

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Arnaudus (a-lerouzic) said : 		#1

Hi,

This is probably a misunderstanding. You cannot download Windows programs with Ubuntu: Ubuntu is based on Linux, and you can execute only Linux programs.

The way to install programs with Ubuntu is way simpler than with Windows. You just open the package manager (Applications / Add-Remove) and choose the programs you want to install. No need to download from external web sites.

More information there:

https://help.ubuntu.com/8.10/add-applications/C/index.html

Hope this helps!

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bigbridogg1 (bigbridogg1) said : 		#2

ive tried to go through the process of (Applications / Add-Remove) to install what i want, but the items i want arent anywhere in the lists of options. ive downloads the two things i want from the site and the icons of the files appear on the screen but i cant open them because of the screen that pops up asking which application i want to use to open it...and when i look in the add-remove area, nothing is there

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Arnaudus (a-lerouzic) said : 		#3

Sorry of my previous message was not clear enough: you cannot run Windows programs with Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a Linux and you have to run Linux application. Windows media player is a Windows application and won't work with Ubuntu, and the programs you have downloaded are useless for Ubuntu. What you will find in Add/Remove is not exactly aim, limewire, and windows media player, but open source equivalents --other softwares doing (approximately) the same job.

Here you can find more information about equivalents: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwareEquivalents . Just look for them in the add/remove list. Some of them are probably already installed by default.

Hope this helps!

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Best Koen (koen-beek) said : 		#4

Dear bigbridogg1,

   Ubuntu is a Linux operating system and uses a different executable format from Windows

   You can't run Linux programs on Windows and you can't run Windows programs on Linux
   Some companies make software for both systems (Windows and Linux) but Microsoft doesn't

   There are some ways to get some native windows programs to run on linux/ubuntu like with wine or using virtual machines like virtualbox

   A better solution however, if possible, is to find an equivalent linux program for your windows programs

   Instead of aim - use pidgin
   Instead of limewire - use linux version of limewire here : http://www.soft32.com/download_125915.html
                                    or use frostwire www.frostwire.com
   Instead of windows media player - use Vlc or Amarok

http://www.libervis.com/wiki/index.php?title=Table_of_Equivalent_Software

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Koen (koen-beek) said : 		#5

gtk-gnutella is also a good alternative to limewire

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bigbridogg1 (bigbridogg1) said : 		#6

Thanks Koen Beek, that solved my question.

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Muhammad Saeed (dmsaeed) said : 		#7

I want to download videos from youtube and other places. I used to download these programs with internet download manager, and these were very fast download clients. I know that UBUNTU is different and windows programs are unable to work on this, but I would like to know that which is the equivalent program for ubuntu as was internet download manager for window.. will some one give me detail answer and how to do it. I am totally new in this community and even don't know where and from whom to ask numerous questions I want, like this one. Thanks to all
Saeed