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Get the following error even after updating lua file.

lua error: Couldn't extract youtube video URL, please check for updates to this script
main info: playlist is empty

Ran this new lua below and saved as a luac:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/videolan/vlc/master/share/lua/playlist/youtube.lua

Reguarding the above lua file I am not sure how to know if lua file is current version? Maybe I need another link?

This problem is occuring on my main desktop running Windows 10 Pro and also on my lab desktop running Linux Mint. Problems happens on Firefox and Chrome. Common denominator is YouTube?

I figured it out myself. Use the artice below to explain the lua file, where to get the latest file at GitHub, and update your VLC.

https://en.vnsharebox.com/windows/how-to-fix-vlc-cant-play-youtube-videos.html

We will see how long thid version lasts.

Since I got the problem fixed in Windows 10 Pro I am now trying to figure out how to update my youtube.lua file in Linux Mint 19.3 v4.4.8 running VLC 3.0.10 Vetnari. I am inexperianced in Linux console. Any good tutorials available? or other suggestions?