[sadris]

They do block it. Which is why it doesn't work if you install from your OS repo. You need to get it directly from GitHub.

[A2017U1]

Believe that's the ever changing api rather than active attempts to block it.

Same thing happens with the newpipe android app which somehow manages to be far superior to Google's official YouTube app.

[koolba]

And you need to update it every now and then as the game of cat and mouse plays on.

[miaosqueeker]

Glad you welcomed him to the real world. With things as they are now. I will let you continue to teach him.

[ubercow13]

Works fine from mine

[miaosqueeker]

This week yes. Cat and mouse my fellow trucker

[ubercow13]

I have been a user for many years and it feels like the distro package works at least 51/52 weeks a year, so I'm not sure it's an issue more than with any other package.

[mixmastamyk]

Rolling release or every six months?

[ubercow13]

Rolling release. I don't think that reflects badly on youtube-dl but rather a problem with 6 monthly release distributions.

[Wowfunhappy]

youtube-dl has an update command built in that bypasses the distribution's update system. Works even on Debian stable.

You could argue this is bad because it bypasses the distro release system, but then, Youtube also updates itself without the distro's approval, so the software that interfaces with it must as well.