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Re:YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader by zeeZ on Friday April 08, 2016 @08:50AM (#11454235)
You missed a couple steps at the beginning there:

- Select browser icon

- Double click browser icon

- Click into search box

- Type "youtube"

- Disregard suggestions, hit enter

- Click on first thing that says YouTube

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Re:YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader by chriswarbo on Friday April 08, 2016 @10:43AM (#11454935)
Well, there are lots of ways people interact with browsers; that was just an example. Personally I don't type "google.com", "youtube.com" either, I use Conkeror's web shortcuts.

Still, the point is that it's not much different than running a commandline, e.g. something like:

- Click Gnome Do icon

- type "youtube-dl " and paste URL

- Click the "run" suggestion

- Click on Home launcher

- Watch filename until ".f123." bit disappears from the extension

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Re:YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader by Namrog84 on Friday April 08, 2016 @10:15AM (#11454769)
Yes. This exactly. I know many that don't type in url or even search on YouTube. They just click around. One time a family member asked if all the videos after they watched mine(I sent direct link) were mine as well. They apparently watched 5+ videos thinking they were mine but just happened to be displayed in sidebar and other.
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