On precise with version 2012.02.27-1, I can reproduce the failure to download youtube videos:
$ youtube-dl -t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmNRN-l-BJw [youtube] Setting language [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Extracting video information ERROR: unable to download video This is an instance of this upstream bug: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/427 Which is fixed with this commit: https://github.com/rg3/youtube- dl/commit/9ca667065e7371322e0970421fb4e03f8bd00b9e With that change applied, the test case passes: $ sudo dpkg -i youtube-dl_2012.02.27-1ubuntu0.1_all.deb (Reading database ... 240033 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace youtube-dl 2012.02.27-1 (using youtube-dl_2012.02.27-1ubuntu0.1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement youtube-dl ... Setting up youtube-dl (2012.02.27-1ubuntu0.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... $ youtube-dl -t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmNRN-l-BJw [youtube] Setting language [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Extracting video information [download] Destination: MechWarrior_Online_Video_Preview-kmNRN-l-BJw.mp4 [download] 100.0% of 61.84M at 2.09M/s ETA 00:00 ** Description changed: SRU Report for youtube-dl in precise/12.04.x [IMPACT] 12.04's youtube-dl version 2012.02.27 isn't able to download videos from youtube, rendering the package broken/useless + + [FIX] + Youtube now requires a 'signature' parameter in URLs. The upstream change adds this in a one-line patch. [TESTCASE] Try to download any video from youtube.com, e.g: >> youtube-dl -t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmNRN-l-BJw [youtube] Setting language [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Extracting video information ERROR: unable to download video [REGRESSION POTENTIAL] Regression Potential is Low. The new upstream version (2012.09.27 version works and has been tested on Ubuntu quantal/12.10 and Debian sid: >> youtube-dl -t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmNRN-l-BJw [youtube] Setting language [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Extracting video information [download] Destination: MechWarrior_Online_Video_Preview-kmNRN-l-BJw.mp4 [download] 100.0% of 61.84M at 171.70k/s ETA 00:00 [SOLUTION / WORK-AROUND] See comment #6 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1060813 Title: [SRU, precise] Current version (2012.02.27) doesn't work anymore To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/youtube-dl/+bug/1060813/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
