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Not able to download from YouTube

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#1,079 opened on May 28, 2025

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I dont get the appropriate audio and video types to download. Do I need any additional libraries to install? I am using linux mint and installed the latest debian package.

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Investigate the YouTube format extraction logic, check if yt dlp or youtube dl is correctly installed and updated, and ensure the GUI correctly passes options to aria2.
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python
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desktop
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1-3 hours
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