Solution / Work-around --------------------------------- Update your version of youtube-dl by running the command: $ sudo youtube-dl -U
I had the same problem and this solved it. ** Description changed: SRU Report for youtube-dl in precise/12.04.x [IMPACT] 12.04's youtube-dl version 2012.02.27 isn't able to download videos from youtube, rendering the package broken/useless [TESTCASE] Try to download any video from youtube.com, e.g: >> youtube-dl -t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmNRN-l-BJw [youtube] Setting language [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Extracting video information ERROR: unable to download video [REGRESSION POTENTIAL] Regression Potential is Low. The new upstream version (2012.09.27 version works and has been tested on Ubuntu quantal/12.10 and Debian sid: >> youtube-dl -t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmNRN-l-BJw [youtube] Setting language [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] kmNRN-l-BJw: Extracting video information [download] Destination: MechWarrior_Online_Video_Preview-kmNRN-l-BJw.mp4 [download] 100.0% of 61.84M at 171.70k/s ETA 00:00 + + [SOLUTION / WORK-AROUND] + See comment #6 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1060813 Title: [SRU, precise] Current version (2012.02.27) doesn't work anymore To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/youtube-dl/+bug/1060813/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
