From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 21 13:29:21 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BA43A2C0 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:29:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fly.hiwaay.net (fly.hiwaay.net [216.180.54.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 836C61765 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:29:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from kabini1.local (rbn1-216-180-76-246.adsl.hiwaay.net [216.180.76.246]) (authenticated bits=0) by fly.hiwaay.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/fly) with ESMTP id t3LDTIHc012688 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:29:19 -0500 Message-ID: <553650AE.6020506@hiwaay.net> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:35:33 -0453 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.6.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Youtube-dl problem/question References: <55352048.7020103@gmail.com> <5535228E.2020508@artem.ru> <5535539B.30507@hiwaay.net> <20150420194730.GB1436@satellite.workgroup.local> <5535651F.8090304@hiwaay.net> <20150421073716.cb36b87b.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20150421073716.cb36b87b.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:29:21 -0000 On 04/21/15 00:43, Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:50:30 -0453, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >>> You can always grab the script here: >>> >>> https://calomel.org/youtube_wget.html >>> >> Thanks, I'll try 'er out :-). > Additionally, you can get youtube-dl from here: > > http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/download.html > > Just make sure you have Python 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+ installed. > YOu can then run it from ~/bin. Keep in mind it also includes > an updater (-U), so in worst case, you don't need to update > it via ports. > > It's also worth mentioning that youtube-dl doesn't just work > for YouTube, but for many others, too. It's really helpful > when things get... de-published. ;-) > > And of course it allows you to watch videos comfortably in > your favourite media player, you won't have to get angry > about crappy browser plugins and their lack of usability. > I think just _this_ point is more than enough to justify > the use of this great tool. Word dat last point, it is one of the reasons I have flash installed & maintained through ports, the *only* such pkg on my box, although some other sites require it as well (Ameritrade, NOAA, & a few others). If those folk would just find an alternative (*surely* there are alternatives), I would be 100% pkg for my package maintenance, which I would be well pleased with. -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.