Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:35:33 -0453 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Youtube-dl problem/question Message-ID: <553650AE.6020506@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <20150421073716.cb36b87b.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <55352048.7020103@gmail.com> <5535228E.2020508@artem.ru> <5535539B.30507@hiwaay.net> <20150420194730.GB1436@satellite.workgroup.local> <5535651F.8090304@hiwaay.net> <20150421073716.cb36b87b.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 04/21/15 00:43, Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:50:30 -0453, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >>> You can always grab the script here: >>> >>> https://calomel.org/youtube_wget.html >>> >> Thanks, I'll try 'er out :-). > Additionally, you can get youtube-dl from here: > > http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/download.html > > Just make sure you have Python 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+ installed. > YOu can then run it from ~/bin. Keep in mind it also includes > an updater (-U), so in worst case, you don't need to update > it via ports. > > It's also worth mentioning that youtube-dl doesn't just work > for YouTube, but for many others, too. It's really helpful > when things get... de-published. ;-) > > And of course it allows you to watch videos comfortably in > your favourite media player, you won't have to get angry > about crappy browser plugins and their lack of usability. > I think just _this_ point is more than enough to justify > the use of this great tool. Word dat last point, it is one of the reasons I have flash installed & maintained through ports, the *only* such pkg on my box, although some other sites require it as well (Ameritrade, NOAA, & a few others). If those folk would just find an alternative (*surely* there are alternatives), I would be 100% pkg for my package maintenance, which I would be well pleased with. -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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