RPIYT / 2013-04-29 08:06:50

Playing YouTube video on a RPI is possible directly from the Linux command-line, without having even to start X. It saves some resources. There are many tutorials (see 1, 2 for example) on how to install YouTube but I found that the information was spread all over, so here is a summary:

1. Install youtube-dl, to download YouTube video:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install youtube-dl

2. Update youtube-dl to its latest version:

   sudo youtube-dl -U

3. Install Python setup tools,