debian 13.0, downloaded yt-dlp with wget https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -O ~/.local/bin/yt-dlp

the python script is in that directory, but if I execute yt-dlp on the terminal it returns bash: yt-dlp: command not found

what should I do?

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    13 hours ago

    Hey arsus5478

    There are instructions to install with wget on the git page as you mention and you seem to have folowed that guide, but the easiest way is to use APT.

    For debian I would add the PPA repo:

    There are clear instruction on the git page to install from apt.

    About half way down the page you will see APT.

    https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Installation

    APT

    You can download and install yt-dlp for recent Ubuntu and other related Debian-based distributions by adding this PPA

    Add ppa repo to apt

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tomtomtom/yt-dlp

    Update package list

    sudo apt update

    Install yt-dlp

    sudo apt install yt-dlp

    Your system’s package manager will now automatically download the correct dependencies and keep the package updated with the rest of your system whenever you update:

    Done

    this is a good introduction to adding an external PPA repo to apt and getting to know debian