https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470794
Bug ID: 470794
Summary: Packaged version of PlasmaTube depends on outdated and
broken version of yt-dlp
Classification: KDE Neon
Product: neon
Version: unspecified
Platform: Neon
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Packages User Edition
Assignee: neon-b...@kde.org
Reporter: bmhieser...@protonmail.com
CC: j...@jriddell.org, neon-b...@kde.org, sit...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
I just switched over to KDE Neon last week and I like using the KDE Gear suite
of applications on my distros. However, I noticed that the PlasmaTube packaged
in Neon's repo is using a version of youtube-dl/yt-dlp (2022.04.08-1) that no
longer works because of changes to YouTube itself. These YouTube changes have
been accounted for in later releases of yt-dlp, so other apps that depend on
later versions of it still work. However, even if I try installing the latest
version of yt-dlp from GitHub, PlasmaTube is stuck specifically depending on
this earlier version that no longer works. This was tested by uninstalling
PlasmaTube and its version of yt-dlp, installing the latest yt-dlp, then
reinstalling PlasmaTube, with Discover/apt still pulling in the old yt-dlp
version. I know I can install the flatpak but I would like to be able to use
the one straight from the repo since it is a KDE Gear app and I would like the
updates whenever KDE releases them to the Neon repo.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install PlasmaTube from the KDE Neon repo
2. Open from launcher or in terminal
3. Attempt to play a YouTube video
OBSERVED RESULT
The video does not play and it sits on a black screen.
EXPECTED RESULT
The requested video plays.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Neon 5.27
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.106.0
Qt Version: 5.15.9
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Here is what the terminal presents when trying to watch a video on the
currently packaged version of PlasmaTube:
[ytdl_hook] ERROR: [youtube] OFvXuyITwBI: Unable to extract uploader id; please
report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out
the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using
yt-dlp -U
[ytdl_hook] youtube-dl failed: unexpected error occurred
No protocol handler found to open URL ytdl://OFvXuyITwBI
The protocol is either unsupported, or was disabled at compile-time.
[ytdl_hook] ERROR: [youtube] OFvXuyITwBI: Unable to extract uploader id; please
report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out
the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using
yt-dlp -U
[ytdl_hook] youtube-dl failed: unexpected error occurred
The yt-dlp -U command mentioned in the error code from the terminal does not
work with version 2022.04.08-1. As I mentioned, the Flatpak version of
PlasmaTube and at least the version packaged with OpenSUSE Tumbleweed use a
more up-to-date version of yt-dlp.
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