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+# Install deno for yt-dlp JavaScript runtime
+
+## Problem
+
+yt-dlp now requires a JavaScript runtime for full YouTube extraction. Without it, you get this warning:
+
+```
+WARNING: No supported JavaScript runtime could be found.
+YouTube extraction without a JS runtime has been deprecated, and some formats may be missing.
+```
+
+## Solution
+
+Install deno (the default supported runtime):
+
+```bash
+sudo pacman -S deno
+```
+
+## Why
+
+YouTube uses JavaScript for some format extraction. Without a JS runtime, yt-dlp may not be able to access all video formats or could fail on certain videos.
+
+See: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/EJS
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+# Change yt-dlp installation from pacman to pipx
+
+## Problem
+
+yt-dlp stopped working because the Arch repos were behind upstream. The pacman version was 2025.12.08 while the latest release was 2026.01.29 (7 weeks behind).
+
+yt-dlp updates frequently to keep up with site API changes, so being outdated often causes extraction failures.
+
+## Solution
+
+Install yt-dlp via pipx instead of pacman:
+
+```bash
+# Install pipx if not already installed
+sudo pacman -S python-pipx
+
+# Install yt-dlp via pipx
+pipx install yt-dlp
+
+# Remove the pacman version to avoid PATH conflicts
+sudo pacman -R yt-dlp
+```
+
+## Updating
+
+To update yt-dlp in the future:
+
+```bash
+pipx upgrade yt-dlp
+```
+
+This pulls directly from PyPI which stays current with upstream releases.