Ubuntu
youtube-dl package

Can't download video on Facebook

  1. Precise (12.04)
  2. Bug #1035719
Bug #1035719 reported by Pierre Rudloff
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Youtube Dl
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
youtube-dl (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Unassigned
Precise
Won't Fix
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

pierre@pierre-MacBook:~$ youtube-dl https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1726498360960
[facebook] 1726498360960: Downloading video webpage
[facebook] 1726498360960: Extracting video information
ERROR: unable to extract uploader nickname

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: youtube-dl 2012.02.27-1 [modified: usr/bin/youtube-dl]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic-pae 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Aug 11 21:45:24 2012
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=fr_FR:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: youtube-dl
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (106 days ago)

Revision history for this message
Pierre Rudloff (rudloff) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Confirmed this still affects precise:

brightshire:~$ youtube-dl https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1726498360960
[facebook] 1726498360960: Downloading video webpage
[facebook] 1726498360960: Extracting video information
ERROR: unable to extract uploader nickname

Changed in youtube-dl (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Triaged
Changed in youtube-dl (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Triaged
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in youtube-dl (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Revision history for this message
TomasHnyk (sup) wrote :

Note that this will work in Trusty as it works as of now with upstream version. Saucy version still does not work.

Changed in youtube-dl:
status: New → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
TomasHnyk (sup) wrote :

Confirmed it works in Trusty, marking as Fix Released (and I do not expect anybody tofix this for Precise, it is easise for eeverybody o PRecise to jus do sudo youtube-dl -U ).

Changed in youtube-dl (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

The Precise Pangolin has reached end of life, so this bug will not be fixed for that release

Changed in youtube-dl (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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