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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yt-dlp updates frequently to keep up with site API changes, so being outdated often causes extraction failures.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.
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