I need help preventing total failure of my system

The yt-dlp program works fine here.

It wasn't clear to me from @sofasurfer that it was the latest version, or most recent version of yt-dlp that was running. Often, if a program has issues, the latest version can resolve them, so an optimal way to proceed would be to take that route of trying the latest version before seeking out other approaches or possible solutions.

For @Trenix25 the following may be of interest:

Here's a download of a largish file on UNIX, about 3/4 of a Gig in size:
Code:
$ yt-dlp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEsdyAeumVQ
[youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEsdyAeumVQ
[youtube] AEsdyAeumVQ: Downloading webpage
[youtube] AEsdyAeumVQ: Downloading tv player API JSON
[youtube] AEsdyAeumVQ: Downloading ios player API JSON
[youtube] AEsdyAeumVQ: Downloading player 37364e28
[youtube] AEsdyAeumVQ: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] AEsdyAeumVQ: Downloading 1 format(s): 313+251
[download] Destination: The History of UNIX [AEsdyAeumVQ].f313.webm
[download] 100% of  753.96MiB in 00:00:52 at 14.30MiB/s
[download] Destination: The History of UNIX [AEsdyAeumVQ].f251.webm
[download] 100% of    9.48MiB in 00:00:01 at 7.23MiB/s
[Merger] Merging formats into "The History of UNIX [AEsdyAeumVQ].webm"
Deleting original file The History of UNIX [AEsdyAeumVQ].f251.webm (pass -k to keep)
Deleting original file The History of UNIX [AEsdyAeumVQ].f313.webm (pass -k to keep)

The current version of yt-dlp is as follows:
Code:
$ apt list yt-dlp
yt-dlp/testing,now 2025.01.15-1 all [installed,automatic]

Here's the downloaded file:
Code:
$ ls
<snip>
 'The History of UNIX [AEsdyAeumVQ].webm'
<snip>

The file name is changed here just for convenience:
Code:
$ mv The\ History\ of\ UNIX\ \[AEsdyAeumVQ\].webm unix.webm

The file is played in a small window specified for mpv:
Code:
$ mpv --geometry=800x600 unix.webm
● Video  --vid=1  --vlang=eng  (vp9 3840x2160 25 fps) [default]
● Audio  --aid=1  --alang=eng  (opus 2ch 48000 Hz) [default]
AO: [pipewire] 48000Hz stereo 2ch floatp
VO: [gpu] 3840x2160 yuv420p
AV: 00:00:05 / 00:10:29 (1%) A-V:  0.000 Dropped: 90
Exiting... (Quit)
The video plays as expected. With debian, it may all depend on one's debian version and the recency of the yt-dlp version. For other distros, one needs to translate into their modus operandi :)
This looks a lot like the output from youtube-dl.

Signed,

Matthew Campbell
 


ERROR: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
This is usually the result of trying to download a DRM encrypted video which yt-dlp cannot do due to copyright laws or the second thing is your yt-dlp is out of date if you installed it from the repositories that does not update as often as it should


To install the most current yt-dlp

also make sure python3-mutagen is installed first
sudo apt update

To install and update run


sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp # Make executable

to update yt-dlp
sudo yt-dlp -U
current version is stable-2025.01.15
 
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Downloaded, scanned, and tested. It works. Thank you for telling me about this. It seems this is from a fork of youtube-dl.

Signed,

Matthew Campbell
 
This is usually the result of trying to download a DRM encrypted video which yt-dlp cannot do due to copyright laws or the second thing is your yt-dlp is out of date if you installed it from the repositories that does not update as often as it should


To install the most current yt-dlp

also make sure python3-mutagen is installed first


To install and update run





to update yt-dlp

current version is stable-2025.01.15
I have sometimes received a 403 on ordinary videos before. Sometimes just keep trying.

Signed,

Matthew Campbell
 
yt-dlp update (26th january 2025) via Uopdate manager Linux Mint 22.1, and I would assume other distros would also receive this

yt-dlp 2025.01.26-1~ppa~noble (2mb)


Currently supported sites (or features of sites) are:

17live, 1News, 1tv, 20min, 23video, 247sports, 24tv.ua, 3qsdn, 3sat, 4tube, 56.com, 6play, 7plus, 8tracks, 9c9media, 9gag, 9News, 9now.com.au, abc.net.au, abcnews, abcotvs, AbemaTV, AbemaTVTitle, acast, AcFunBangumi, AcFunVideo, ADN, ADNSeason, AdobeConnect, adobetv, AdultSwim, aenetworks, AeonCo, AirTV, AitubeKZVideo, AliExpressLive, AlJazeera, Allocine, Allstar, AllstarProfile, AlphaPorno, Alsace20TV, Alsace20TVEmbed, altcensored, Alura, AluraCourse, AmadeusTV, Amara, AmazonMiniTV, AmazonReviews, AmazonStore, AMCNetworks, AmericasTestKitchen, AmericasTestKitchenSeason, AmHistoryChannel, AnchorFMEpisode, anderetijden, Angel, AnimalPlanet, Anvato, aol.com, APA, Aparat, AppleConnect, AppleDaily, ApplePodcasts, appletrailers, archive.org, ArcPublishing, ARD, ARDMediathek, ARDMediathekCollection, Arkena, Art19, Art19Show, arte.sky.it, ArteTV, ArteTVCategory, ArteTVEmbed, ArteTVPlaylist, asobichannel, AsobiStage, AtresPlayer, AtScaleConfEvent, ATVAt, AudiMedia, AudioBoom, audiomack, Audius, AWAAN, axs.tv, AZMedien, BaiduVideo, BanBye, BanByeChannel, bandaichannel, Bandcamp, Bandlab, BandlabPlaylist, BannedVideo, bbc, bbc.co.uk, BBVTV, BBVTVLive, BBVTVRecordings, BeaconTv, BeatBumpPlaylist, BeatBumpVideo, Beatport, Beeg, BehindKink, Bellator, BellMedia, BerufeTV, Bet, bfmtv, Bigflix, Bigo, Bild, BiliBili, Bilibili category extractor, BilibiliAudio, BilibiliAudioAlbum, BiliBiliBangumi, BiliBiliBangumiMedia, BiliBiliBangumiSeason, BilibiliCheese, BilibiliCheeseSeason, BilibiliCollectionList, BiliBiliDynamic, BilibiliFavoritesList, BiliBiliPlayer, BilibiliPlaylist, BiliBiliSearch, BilibiliSeriesList, BilibiliSpaceAudio, BilibiliSpaceVideo, BilibiliWatchlater, BiliIntl, BiliLive, BioBioChileTV, Biography, BitChute, BitChuteChannel, BlackboardCollaborate, BleacherReport, BleacherReportCMS, blerp, blogger.com, Bloomberg, Bluesky, BokeCC, BongaCams, Boosty, BostonGlobe, Box, BoxCastVideo, Bpb, BR, BrainPOP, BrainPOPELL, BrainPOPEsp, BrainPOPFr, BrainPOPIl, BrainPOPJr, 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Medialaan, Mediaset, MediasetShow, Mediasite, MediasiteCatalog, MediasiteNamedCatalog, MediaStream, MediaWorksNZVOD, Medici, megaphone.fm, megatvcom, Meipai, MelonVOD, Metacritic, mewatch, MicrosoftBuild, MicrosoftEmbed, MicrosoftLearnEpisode, MicrosoftLearnPlaylist, MicrosoftLearnSession, MicrosoftMedius, microsoftstream, minds, Minoto, mirrativ, MirrorCoUK, MiTele, mixch, mixcloud, MLB, MLBArticle, MLBTV, MLBVideo, MLSSoccer, MNetTV, MNetTVLive, MNetTVRecordings, MochaVideo, Mojevideo, Mojvideo, Monstercat, MonsterSirenHypergryphMusic, Motherless, MotherlessGallery, MotherlessGroup, MotherlessUploader, Motorsport, MovieFap, Moviepilot, MoviewPlay, Moviezine, MovingImage, MSN, mtg, mtv, mtv.de, mtv.it, mtvjapan, MTVUutisetArticle, MuenchenTV, MujRozhlas, Murrtube, MurrtubeUser, MuseAI, MuseScore, MusicdexAlbum, MusicdexArtist, MusicdexPlaylist, MusicdexSong, Mx3, Mx3Neo, Mx3Volksmusik, Mxplayer, MxplayerShow, MySpace, MySpass, MyVideoGe, MyVidster, Mzaalo, n-tv.de, N1InfoAsset, Nate, NateProgram, NationalGeographicTV, Naver, navernow, nba, NBC, NBCNews, nbcolympics, NBCSports, NBCSportsStream, NBCSportsVPlayer, NBCStations, ndr, NDTV, NekoHacker, NerdCubedFeed, Nest, NestClip, NetPlusTV, NetPlusTVLive, NetPlusTVRecordings, Netverse, NetversePlaylist, NetverseSearch, Netzkino, Newgrounds, NewsPicks, Newsy, NextMedia, NextMediaActionNews, NextTV, Nexx, NexxEmbed, nfb, NFHSNetwork, nfl.com, NhkForSchoolBangumi, NhkForSchoolProgramList, NhkForSchoolSubject, NhkRadioNewsPage, NhkRadiru, NhkRadiruLive, NhkVod, NhkVodProgram, nhl.com, nick.com, nick.de, nickelodeonru, niconico, NiconicoChannelPlus, NiconicoUser, NinaProtocol, Nintendo, Nitter, njoy, NobelPrize, NoicePodcast, NonkTube, NoodleMagazine, Noovo, NOSNLArticle, Nova, NovaEmbed, NovaPlay, nowness, Noz, npo, Npr, NRK, NRKPlaylist, NRKRadioPodkast, NRKSkole, NRKTV, NRKTVDirekte, NRKTVEpisode, NRKTVEpisodes, NRKTVSeason, NRKTVSeries, NRLTV, nts.live, ntv.ru, NubilesPorn, Nuvid, NYTimes, NYTimesArticle, 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PlVideo, PodbayFM, PodbayFMChannel, Podchaser, podomatic, PokerGo, PokerGoCollection, PolsatGo, PolskieRadio, Popcorntimes, PopcornTV, Pornbox, PornerBros, PornFlip, PornHub, PornHubPagedVideoList, PornHubPlaylist, PornHubUser, PornHubUserVideosUpload, Pornotube, PornoVoisines, PornoXO, PornTop, PornTube, Pr0gramm, PrankCast, PrankCastPost, PremiershipRugby, PressTV, ProjectVeritas, prosiebensat1, PRXAccount, PRXSeries, PRXStory, puhutv, Puls4, Pyvideo, QDance, QingTing, qqmusic, QuantumTV, QuantumTVLive, QuantumTVRecordings, R7, R7Article, Radiko, RadikoRadio, radio.de, Radio1Be, radiocanada, RadioComercial, RadioComercialPlaylist, radiofrance, RadioFranceLive, RadioFrancePodcast, RadioFranceProfile, RadioFranceProgramSchedule, RadioJavan, radiokapital, RadioRadicale, RadioZetPodcast, radlive, Rai, RaiCultura, RaiNews, RaiPlay, RaiPlayLive, RaiPlayPlaylist, RaiPlaySound, RaiPlaySoundLive, RaiPlaySoundPlaylist, RaiSudtirol, RayWenderlich, RayWenderlichCourse, RbgTum, RbgTumCourse, 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Thanks Matthew.....an oopsie due to Australia Days long hours !
 
@sofasurferwhich Linux and which version are you running, please?
Sorry I took so long to answer.
I am running Ubuntu 24.04.

This is not a youtube problem.

I do not have a problem with booting. I just get that message about grub (post #1) when I try to access synaptic as root.

I do not think I have a problem with yt-dlp either. The reason I brought it up was that yt-dlp did malfunction which led me to synaptic which was when I discovered my real problem. Since then yt-dlp has started working by itself.

But heres the issue as it stands now. I can go into synaptic as a user but as root I am told...
Code:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 
E: _cache->open() failed, cannot continue.

Sorry I have let this thread turn into such a confused mess.
If you have more to add I would be glad to hear it but in the meantime I'm waiting for the wife to go away long enough for me to work on this thing. She has taken up residence on the www.
 
Sorry I took so long to answer.
I am running Ubuntu 24.04.

This is not a youtube problem.

I do not have a problem with booting. I just get that message about grub (post #1) when I try to access synaptic as root.

I do not think I have a problem with yt-dlp either. The reason I brought it up was that yt-dlp did malfunction which led me to synaptic which was when I discovered my real problem. Since then yt-dlp has started working by itself.

But heres the issue as it stands now. I can go into synaptic as a user but as root I am told...
Code:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, cannot continue.

Sorry I have let this thread turn into such a confused mess.
If you have more to add I would be glad to hear it but in the meantime I'm waiting for the wife to go away long enough for me to work on this thing. She has taken up residence on the www.
Since yt-dlp is not the issue, but dpkg is sending messages, it might be worth looking into what it is advising, that is to run:
Code:
dpkg --configure -a
One can run this command as a dry run to see what it would do before it actually does anything with the following command:
Code:
dpkg --dry-run --configure -a
This won't change anything on the system but give you a chance to inspect what it will do, and if satisfied, you can then run the command without the --dry-run option.

In relation to synaptic, are you interested in taking the advice given by @Fanboi in post #20?

In particular: "Don't use synaptic to install packages", but "use apt" or apt-get for installation processes like: update, install, purge, reinstall etc.

Synaptic is a useful tool for viewing packages and their status and has useful categorisations of packages with descriptions and more. However, using the apt commands is more efficient, faster, provides instant feedback on the terminal screen, and once learnt is a good functional investment for the future effective management of the system.
 
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That's a really long list lol!

I thought about amending it to remove the adult-themed sites.

You can see what I decided. My justification is that they're not links.
 
sounds good to me.

It was rather long...I didn't read it, simply because 99% of the sites listed are of no interest to me, but may well be of interest to others
 


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