Youtube Downloader - Ta ta ta ta da DAAAAA! PUPPY POWER!

God Bless YouTube!

Where else can you find entertainment, education and countless kitty/puppy videos?

But what if you wish to preserve the video, downloading for archive purposes or access it from Internet-incapable devices?

Start by installing youtube-dl:

$ sudo apt-get install youtube-dl

Next, navigate to your desired video and copy the URL; e.g.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtfo43yV8rA

Lastly, execute youtube-dl with specified URL:

$ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtfo43yV8rA

The result will be a Macromedia Flash Video file.  Convert to your preferred file format using Ffmeg and Bob's Your Uncle.