All I wanted is to install the current yt-dlp (2024.07.16-1) on debian 12.6.
Suggested way to that according to https://packages.debian.org/sid/all/yt-dlp/download is to add that line to that file (etc/apt/sources.list), but do I really need to download the 1600 files that upgrade would entail?
I don’t want to download the tar.gz 'cause upgrading that would be a pain.
pipx install yt-dlpThis will install yt-dlp with everything it needs but without fucking anything else up, both system-wise and for your user (because installing python packages in your home manually can cause problems). You must have your
$HOME/.local/binin$PATHto then be able to runyt-dlp, but I think pipx will check and warn you.pipx upgrade yt-dlpto update it (or upgrade-all)That’s what I do, except I straight up create the python venv in a folder, activate it and then do
pip install yt-dlp. No messing up with my system.pipxdoes that without this manual processIt’s a good concept, I just have to look it up and understand exactly what it is doing before I start using it.