
Use this command to remove it from your OS: sudo pip uninstall youtube-dl Unable to Extract Title Error Use the following command to update: sudo pip install -upgrade youtube-dl For example, it can’t find any videos in a playlist, you can try upgrading to the latest stable version. Sometimes youtube-dl can’t download videos. You might get some error when using youtube-dl if you choose to install it from repository. For example to install it on Debian/Ubuntu systems, just issue the following command: sudo apt-get install youtube-dlīut I recommend the first method because the version from the repository is often not the latest. If you are using Linux, then you can also install youtube-dl from your distribution’s repository. Do Not Install it From Software Repository Then install youtube-dl with pip: sudo pip install youtube-dl

Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install python-pipĪrch Linux: sudo pacman install python-pip First you need to install the python package manager – pip. You can install youtube-dl on Linux from python package repository.

Hint: If YouTube is blocked in your country or area, you can set up your own VPN server or proxy server to unblock it. I use it nearly everyday to download my favourite channel videos, playlists etc from.

Youtube-dl is a fantastic tool for downloading videos.
