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Youtube-dl: Perfect tool for downloading YouTube videos in Ubuntu

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Aug 16, 2013

Youtube-dl is a command line tool, and that fact alone is a deterrent to many for ever using it. But don’t under estimate this powerful little tool. With Youtube-dl, it is much easier to download videos from YouTube than any other application with a GUI at the moment. Moreover, Youtube-dl is available for download from default Ubuntu repositories. So installation is very easy too. Just click the button below and it will take you to the specific Software Center page.

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