Well when this bug was filed (2+ years ago) youtube-dl would not install if
another version was present in different location.
So that doesn't seem to be the case anymore & the eventual breakage isn't
anything that affects me nor any users of the ppa mpv where a desktop action
provides needed
I'm not particularly swayed by the arguments to remove the Recommends
from the Debian package.
I don't think the Recommends of youtube-dl are excessive. mplayer2 is no
longer recommended. The other recommends are needed to download media
from certain sites.
"So there is no dispute that ytdl is
Could you also file this bug against Debian?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Debian/Bugs
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Recommend of youtube-dl is questionable
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** Changed in: youtube-dl (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
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Ex. fresh 16.04 install today, youtube-dl packaged version already broken -
$ mpv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A
Auto-loading profile 'protocol.https'
libva info: VA-API version 0.38.1
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: youtube-dl (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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I wouldn't call it needed for proper operation of mpv, it's only needed for
online streams that can't be played directly or directly in linux in a
standalone player.
So in that case many sites where it's needed change things up regularly & ytdl
has to adjust to match. Unfortunately the
The recommends of mpv onto youtube-dl is not a bug from what i can see, as it
is needed for proper operation of mpv, contact upstream if that's an issue.
Youtube-dl's recommends probably need work
** Also affects: youtube-dl (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
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Status: New => Confirmed
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This should be changed to a Suggests:
Why would anyone want the dead & should be buried mplayer2 installed when
installing mpv??
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So the repo version of youtube-dl is already broken the package needs
updating.. This is why this recommend is a poor idea.
Ex. with current vivid youtube-dl package -
$ mpv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-dW7z0QBNg
Playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-dW7z0QBNg
[ytdl_hook] WARNING:
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