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diff --git a/multimedia/youtube-viewer/README b/multimedia/youtube-viewer/README index 405e9b41fb..6bc8907d96 100644 --- a/multimedia/youtube-viewer/README +++ b/multimedia/youtube-viewer/README @@ -7,14 +7,20 @@ the best quality available without using a flash player. Optional dependencies: -perl-gtk2, perl-File-ShareDir - for gtk-youtube-viewer. +perl-gtk2 [1], perl-File-ShareDir - for gtk-youtube-viewer. perl-Text-CharWidth, perl-Unicode-LineBreak - for better formatting in the terminal. perl-Term-ReadLine-Gnu - for command editing/history in the terminal. -youtube-dl - if this is present, youtube-viewer will use it to detect - available formats for the video [*]. +youtube-dl [2] - if this is present, youtube-viewer will use it to detect + available formats for the video. -[*] A small caveat about youtube-dl: youtube-viewer works without it, +Counting optional ones, youtube-viewer has over 40 dependencies. To make +life easier, there's now a "youtube-viewer.sqf" queue file included with +this build, which includes everything listed above. + +[1] Or possibly perl-Gtk3. Not tested. Let me know if it works. + +[2] A small caveat about youtube-dl: youtube-viewer works without it, though occasionally it'll choose a lower quality than is available for some videos. However, if youtube-dl is present but outdated, youtube-viewer will fail to play videos at all! If you suspect this, |