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Just install it via
pip
and then symlink its binary file to/usr/bin
.t. Am running a live stream 24/7 on my orange pi zero 3 (via ffplay/yt-dlp) since forever.
"Why not simply add
$HOME/.local/bin
to$PATH
?"Because it breaks things. While symlinking it does not.
"Why?"
No idea, honestly.
Also, you can take a step further and make a tmpfs partition @
$HOME/.local
and then add the following line to your .bash_profile file:TMPDIR=$HOME/.local pip install --break-system-packages -I --no-input yt-dlp &&
.use
pipx install
or your distro's package instead ofpip install --break-system-packages
Apparently pipx dislikes tmpfs partitions, so nah.
why would you want to nuke your installed cli apps on every boot with a tmpfs
Eh, it's a tradeoff that I get in exchange of a longer microsd lifespan. Which I'm completely fine with.