From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
On Wed, 4/22/2026 3:32 PM, Bill Ubuntu wrote:
my ubuntu is Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS.
Not long ago I successfully used utility youtube-dlp.
Now not working.
Ubuntu does not recognize the command.
Can anyone tell me what might be wrong?
Can anyone tell me where to get better youtube-dlp
Thanks.
Bill S.
There is a summary here. But we'll look around first.
Maybe we can get it by banging on the pipes with our spanner.
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Installation
bullwinkle@SUPERFLY :~ $ yt-dlp -U
Current version:
stable@2024.04.09 from yt-dlp/yt-dlp
Latest version:
stable@2026.03.17 from yt-dlp/yt-dlp
ERROR: As yt-dlp has been installed via apt, you should use that to update. If you're on a stable release, also check backports.
bullwinkle@SUPERFLY :~ $
bullwinkle@SUPERFLY :~ $ snap search yt-dlp
Name Version Publisher Notes Summary
yt-dlp 2026.03.17-1-gf01e1a1ce degville A fork of youtube-dl with additional features and patches
OK, so what I'm going to do, is go into Synaptic and uninstall 2024.04.09 first.
Then, in terminal, I'll use SNAP for it.
bullwinkle@SUPERFLY :~ $ sudo synaptic <=== removed yt-dlp in here [sudo] password for bullwinkle:
bullwinkle@SUPERFLY :~ $ snap install yt-dlp
yt-dlp 2026.03.17-1-gf01e1a1ce from Graham Morrison (degville) installed WARNING: There is 1 new warning. See 'snap warnings'.
bullwinkle@SUPERFLY :~ $ yt-dlp --version
bash: /usr/bin/yt-dlp: No such file or directory
bullwinkle@SUPERFLY :~ $ which yt-dlp
/snap/bin/yt-dlp
bullwinkle@SUPERFLY :~ $ /snap/bin/yt-dlp --version
2026.03.17
bullwinkle@SUPERFLY :~ $
That should be sufficient, plus or minus the path issue.
Paul
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