youtube video download not working

[Ric Moore]

On 12/20/2012 06:26 AM, Steve Pearce wrote:
> On 20/12/12 11:19, oxy wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> all youtube video download addons aren't working for me.
>> A simple wget command doesnt work as well.
>> What is happening? Anyone having the same problem?
>>
>> thx...
>>
>
> Hi oxy,
>
> May I recommend trying youtube-dl?
>
> To install it, open a terminal and run:
>
> sudo apt-get install youtube-dl
>
> Then, you can download a video by opening a terminal and running
> something like:
>
> youtube-dl -t http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRmh5gBBl8
>
> Unless you changed directory, you'll find the file in your home directory.
>
> You can see more options by running:
>
> man youtube-dl
I use downloadhelper which is a plugin for Firefox. I swear by it. Works 
a charm on just about any site, except the more anal ones. Ric

http://www.downloadhelper.net/


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