How to Install and Uninstall yt-dlp Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "yt-dlp" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install yt-dlp on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                yt-dlp
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "yt-dlp" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall yt-dlp on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                yt-dlp
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the yt-dlp package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: yt-dlp
Architecture: all
Version: 2023.11.16-1~bpo22.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Unit 193
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10599
Depends: python3-brotli, python3-certifi, python3-mutagen, python3-pycryptodome, python3-requests, python3-urllib3, python3-websockets, python3:any, python3-pkg-resources
Recommends: aria2 | wget | curl, ca-certificates, ffmpeg
Suggests: libfribidi-bin | bidiv, phantomjs
Filename: pool/universe/y/yt-dlp/yt-dlp_2023.11.16-1~bpo22.04.1_all.deb
Size: 1858672
MD5sum: a8223346bba435959b118178f7c65b24
SHA1: 89047ce8721b909fd33a106edc2ba39500ba0576
SHA256: 6792273dfe36814298e884be58a613baa7ca8064ac8a5ea60084fbeb377aacfa
SHA512: e23a740496ae5abc1592405f3d4ec5734dbdf0d2c8ff60e63092e1d7140a312c8181d7d415d92e20d4c6dec04be19b76a3dfb6f50fc5e290ff102114cfe5fe31
Homepage: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
Description: downloader of videos from YouTube and other sites
Description-md5: afd5dee30e7bb016bf2a30d29c9fa35d
Task: ubuntukylin-desktop

Package: yt-dlp
Architecture: all
Version: 2022.04.08-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Unit 193
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 8364
Depends: python3-brotli, python3-certifi, python3-mutagen, python3-pycryptodome, python3-websockets, python3:any, python3-pkg-resources
Recommends: aria2 | wget | curl, ca-certificates, ffmpeg, mpv | mplayer, python3-pyxattr, rtmpdump
Suggests: libfribidi-bin | bidiv, phantomjs
Filename: pool/universe/y/yt-dlp/yt-dlp_2022.04.08-1_all.deb
Size: 1489842
MD5sum: 271fcc8451fac83d5abe6419d467b4b8
SHA1: c63218f262e3b75cde50db544db777f10ca25fed
SHA256: 7289b86b9cbe24092b8f813946eae43903c7104d729d16a07a44ba4cee6de5d7
SHA512: 0aa2bc0f8d8bee88b50a767c66931b70e7154d215e98f66eb22873f7fa58ccbfa910d82add97080603c4aceb061a9cee0bcfa64148f4d1490842273de8c971ee
Homepage: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
Description: downloader of videos from YouTube and other sites
Description-md5: fa6dc34bc0fe0e6ace64307243577504
Task: ubuntukylin-desktop