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diff --git a/yt-dlp/README.md b/yt-dlp/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..df2d42c --- /dev/null +++ b/yt-dlp/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# README for yt-dlp +Yt-dlp is the current replacement for `youtube-dl` which is an incredibly useful cli tool to fetch media files from Youtube. + +## yt-dlp upstream +The `debian/` comes from [Unit193's OBS sources](https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:unit193/yt-dlp) which should be the same as the yt-dlp from [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/~unit193/+archive/ubuntu/test/+packages) + +For a dpkg build, the application itself come directly from its upstream [source](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp). + +## Alternatives +Debian [packages](https://packages.debian.org/sid/youtube-dl) `youtube-dl` which is the old version of `yt-dlp` and is out of date. Fedora already packages [yt-dlp](https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/yt-dlp). + +The original project publishes its [own releases](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases). + +## Reason for being in stackrpms +This package is maintained in stackrpms because I want to be able to provide my systems a package for yt-dlp that is not directly dependent on anybody else's work or repositories. + +## Dependencies +Described in the [debian/control](debian/control) file. + +## Connections +My [OBS](https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:bgstack15) uses this stackrpms content for builds of my dpkg. It also fetches the upstream repository. + +## References + +## Differences from upstream +Minimal differences in packaging. For the most part this is a direct rip-off of Unit193's work. |