URI for repository that contains latest youtube-dl version #17597

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Originally created by @seymour-krelborn on GitHub (Aug 2, 2019).

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Greetings,

I am new to Linux, and recently installed, via Oracale's VirtualBox, the Debian distribution:
vm1@debian-vm1:~$ uname -a
Linux debian-vm1 4.9.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.168-1+deb9u4 (2019-07-19) x86_64 GNU/Linux

When I used the bundled Synaptic Package Manager to download and install youtube-dl, it installed version:
2017.05.18.1-1

I was able to manually download and run version: 2019.08.02
But I would rather this be handled by my package manager.

So I want to add whatever URI value is needed, to Synaptic's list of repositories, to have it grab the current version.

I have scoured the faq, forums, duckduckgo.com, to no avail. I cannot figure out what the URI should be, for my package manager to get the current version of youtube-dl

Please advise.

Thank you.

Originally created by @seymour-krelborn on GitHub (Aug 2, 2019). <!-- ###################################################################### WARNING! IGNORING THE FOLLOWING TEMPLATE WILL RESULT IN ISSUE CLOSED AS INCOMPLETE ###################################################################### --> ## Checklist <!-- Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl: - Look through the README (http://yt-dl.org/readme) and FAQ (http://yt-dl.org/faq) for similar questions - Search the bugtracker for similar questions: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues - Finally, put x into all relevant boxes (like this [x]) --> - [x ] I'm asking a question - [x ] I've looked through the README and FAQ for similar questions - [x ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar questions including closed ones ## Question <!-- Ask your question in an arbitrary form. Please make sure it's worded well enough to be understood, see https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient. --> WRITE QUESTION HERE Greetings, I am new to Linux, and recently installed, via Oracale's VirtualBox, the Debian distribution: **vm1@debian-vm1:~$** uname -a Linux debian-vm1 4.9.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.168-1+deb9u4 (2019-07-19) x86_64 GNU/Linux When I used the bundled Synaptic Package Manager to download and install youtube-dl, it installed version: 2017.05.18.1-1 I was able to manually download and run version: 2019.08.02 But I would rather this be handled by my package manager. So I want to add whatever URI value is needed, to Synaptic's list of repositories, to have it grab the current version. I have scoured the faq, forums, duckduckgo.com, to no avail. I cannot figure out what the URI should be, for my package manager to get the current version of youtube-dl Please advise. Thank you.
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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Aug 2, 2019):

No such official repository URL exists.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Aug 2, 2019): No such official repository URL exists.
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@seymour-krelborn commented on GitHub (Aug 2, 2019):

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How did you determine that no such official repository exists?

I am asking, because it would have saved me a fair amount of time searching for what turned out to be a non-existent target, and it would have also saved me the trouble of posting my question.

Also, since there is no official repository (well, at least not for a current version), then what is the process to have github's documentation updated to reflect this, so that others do not struggle as I did searching for what is not there?

All of this is new to me (installed Linux only a few days ago, and joined github when I needed to post this repository question). So I apologize if I am missing some obvious point, or not following some protocol for my inquiry.

Lastly, for what it's worth, youtube-dl is a very impressive tool, and I can see that I will soon be able to divorce myself from Windows, in favor of the power and flexibility of Linux.

Thank you.

@seymour-krelborn commented on GitHub (Aug 2, 2019): @dstftw How did you determine that no such official repository exists? I am asking, because it would have saved me a fair amount of time searching for what turned out to be a non-existent target, and it would have also saved me the trouble of posting my question. Also, since there is no official repository (well, at least not for a current version), then what is the process to have github's documentation updated to reflect this, so that others do not struggle as I did searching for what is not there? All of this is new to me (installed Linux only a few days ago, and joined github when I needed to post this repository question). So I apologize if I am missing some obvious point, or not following some protocol for my inquiry. Lastly, for what it's worth, youtube-dl is a very impressive tool, and I can see that I will soon be able to divorce myself from Windows, in favor of the power and flexibility of Linux. Thank you.
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