How to install ydl_api_ng on Void Linux

ydl_api_ng is a Python package that provides a simple and easy-to-use API for downloading YouTube videos with youtube-dl. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install it on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

  • Void Linux installed on your system
  • Python 3 installed on your system

Steps

  1. First, you must install youtube-dl, which is a prerequisite for ydl_api_ng. You can install it using the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S youtube-dl
  1. Clone the ydl_api_ng Git repository from Github using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Totonyus/ydl_api_ng.git
  1. Change to the ydl_api_ng directory using the following command:
cd ydl_api_ng
  1. Install ydl_api_ng using pip by running the following command:
sudo python3 -m pip install .
  1. Once the installation is complete, you can test ydl_api_ng by running the following command:
python3 examples/quickstart.py

This should output a list of YouTube video URLs.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ydl_api_ng on your Void Linux system.