Step-by-step – Video DownloadHelper Companion App Installation in Linux Mint 20

Installing

2. 2. Downloading Video DownloadHelper

   Download Video DownloadHelper for Mint GNU/Linux

   Video DownloadHelper .deb Package

   Downloading Video DownloadHelper for Mint

   Possibly, on Firefox Prompt Choose “Save File”:

   

3. 3. Installing Video DownloadHelper

   Then to Install Video DownloadHelper on Mint
   First, access the Target Directory
   Usually into the Home’s Downloads folder:

   cd && cd Downloads

   To verify it’s there Listing the Directory contents with:

   ls . | grep downloadhelper

   But if you are in Trouble to Find it Out on Terminal See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
   Then simply play:

   sudo apt install ./*downloadhelper*.deb

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

4. 4. Amending User’s Path

   Again Append Video DownloadHelper into the Path
   This is needed only to run the App easily from Command Line…

   echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/net.downloadhelper.coapp/bin' >> ~/.bashrc

   Finally, Reload the Bash User’s Path simply with:

   bash