[SOLVED] Unable to extract uploader id with youtube-dl or yt-dlp

 ytdl_hook: ERROR: [youtube] nWWoSzX3JjM: 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 cplayer: Failed to recognize file format

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In order to use yt-dlp's update feature, you need to remove the .deb version, and install their binary version from Github.

So, first uninstall it. I assume it would be: apt remove yt-dlp

Then get this Linux standalone binary https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releas ... -dlp_linux

Rename it to yt-dlp, make it executable (right-click, Properties, Permissions).

Then move it to /usr/bin directory:

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sudo mv ~/Downloads/yt-dlp /usr/bin

Restart Terminal, then update yt-dlp:

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yt-dlp -U