How to Install and Uninstall yt-dlp Package on Arch Linux

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "yt-dlp" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install yt-dlp on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                yt-dlp
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "yt-dlp" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall yt-dlp on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the yt-dlp package on Arch Linux

Repository : extra
Name : yt-dlp
Version : 2023.12.30-1
Description : A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes
Architecture : any
URL : https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
Licenses : Unlicense
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : python python-certifi python-requests
Optional Deps : ffmpeg: for video post-processing
rtmpdump: for rtmp streams support
atomicparsley: for embedding thumbnails into m4a files
aria2: for using aria2 as external downloader
python-mutagen: for embedding thumbnail in certain formats
python-pycryptodome: for decrypting AES-128 HLS streams and
various other data
python-pycryptodomex: for decrypting AES-128 HLS streams and
various other data
python-websockets: for downloading over websocket
python-brotli: brotli content encoding support
python-brotlicffi: brotli content encoding support
python-xattr: for writing xattr metadata
python-pyxattr: for writing xattr metadata (alternative
option)
phantomjs: for extractors with javascript code
python-secretstorage: For -cookies-from-browser to access the
GNOME keyring while decrypting cookies of Chromium-based
browsers
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 4.62 MiB
Installed Size : 30.77 MiB
Packager : Antonio Rojas
Build Date : Fri Jan 5 23:53:06 2024
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