Download YouTube videos from the command line using youtube-dl.
Distributions
Youtube-dl is a Python script that's usable on any distribution.
Requirements
A Linux install with root access.
Python
Pip Python package manager
Difficulty
Easy
Conventions
# - requires given command to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
$ - given command to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
Introduction
People have wanted to download videos from YouTube since the very beginning. Several methods have worked over the years, but youtube-dl provides the most direct and reliable approach.
Youtube-dl is a Python script that pulls videos straight from YouTube and can format them on your computer. It can also separate audio or subtitles from videos.
