<![CDATA[Opera for Linux]]>https://forums.opera.com/category/13RSS for NodeSun, 06 Sep 2026 04:09:55 GMTSat, 05 Sep 2026 13:47:34 GMT60<![CDATA["Open WhatsApp in sidebar" shortcut never fires, other messenger shortcuts work (135.0.5973.92, Linux)]]>@CrazyFreak
Opera 135.0.5973.92, Windows 11.
I had the same problem, and surprisingly, I used the same key combination for WhatsApp, ALT+W.
And exactly the same testing I've performed, with ALT+W assigned to Facebook Messenger and working ok, but not on Whatsapp, and assigned another combination, like ALT+Q still don't work for Whatsapp, but working ok for other messengers from sidebar.
Of course, CTRL+SHIFT+M is working ok, it opens the Whatsapp messenger, but I consider this shortcut to be too complicated (besides the fact that is generic, and it will also open other sidebar messengers that I've used before, including Whatsapp, so is not very practical).

So, in short, the same problem is in Opera for Windows, so is not a Linux only problem.

I hope that somebody will find a solution for this problem, or if this is a bug, it will be corrected in a future update.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89486/open-whatsapp-in-sidebar-shortcut-never-fires-other-messenger-shortcuts-work-135-0-5973-92-linuxhttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89486/open-whatsapp-in-sidebar-shortcut-never-fires-other-messenger-shortcuts-work-135-0-5973-92-linuxSat, 05 Sep 2026 13:47:34 GMT<![CDATA[New format for Debian / Ubuntu repository]]>Debian and Ubuntu have preferred new format for repository declaration.
We should not use "opera.list" file and use this "opera.sources" instead:

Types: deb
URIs: https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/
Suites: stable
Components: non-free
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/opera-browser.gpg
]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89450/new-format-for-debian-ubuntu-repositoryhttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89450/new-format-for-debian-ubuntu-repositoryMon, 31 Aug 2026 03:43:17 GMT<![CDATA[[Duplicated]Opera VPN not available at this moment]]>@lixbeto Same for me, also running Opera on Linux Mint.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89416/duplicated-opera-vpn-not-available-at-this-momenthttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89416/duplicated-opera-vpn-not-available-at-this-momentWed, 26 Aug 2026 08:07:41 GMT<![CDATA[Another buggy update today on Linux snap]]>Again another buggy update today on Linux snap. Opera dissapeared completely from the list of apps and raise lots of errors if you start it manually via snap.

Use sudo snap revert opera until they fix the issue.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89330/another-buggy-update-today-on-linux-snaphttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89330/another-buggy-update-today-on-linux-snapThu, 13 Aug 2026 08:25:20 GMT<![CDATA[Opera doesn't support AAC in MP4 containers]]>Summary: Media Source Extensions does not support AAC in MP4 container (audio/mp4; codecs="mp4a.40.2") on Linux, breaking playback on streaming services

Opera version: 134.0.5954.46 (Stable, 64-bit, official .deb from opera.com)
Engine: Chromium 150 (69bf1c67cb894365d151bd020bb0171fd583633a)
OS: Linux (Ubuntu 24.04, x86_64)

Description:
Players on sites using MSE with AAC-in-MP4 (e.g. music.yandex.ru) never start. The play button is pressed, but playback never begins, with no errors shown in the console.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open any page in Opera, open dev console
  2. Run: MediaSource.isTypeSupported('audio/mp4; codecs="mp4a.40.2"')
  3. Result: false

For comparison:
MediaSource.isTypeSupported('audio/webm; codecs="opus"') → true (works)

What I've already checked and ruled out:

  • Widevine CDM is up to date (4.10.3050.0), libwidevinecdm.so is present, same file size as the working copy bundled with Google Chrome
  • Widevine itself works (verified on shaka-player-demo.appspot.com — keys are created successfully, Widevine video plays)
  • opera://media-internals/ shows pipeline_state stuck at kStarting and never progressing, with no error events at all
  • Issue reproduces in both regular and private windows, with extensions disabled
  • Switching User-Agent to Chrome via Network conditions did not help
  • On the same machine, official Google Chrome plays the same content with no issues

It looks like in this Opera Linux build, proprietary codecs are enabled for regular playback but not for Media Source Extensions specifically. Could you confirm or let me know if there are plans to fix this in an upcoming build?

Thanks in advance!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89324/opera-doesn-t-support-aac-in-mp4-containershttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89324/opera-doesn-t-support-aac-in-mp4-containersTue, 11 Aug 2026 20:37:18 GMT<![CDATA[Opera freezes my system on Ubuntu 24.04,4 LTS]]>Using the snap, flatpak or deb package? Would be interesting to see if it happens with all of them or just a certain one.

Does it happen if you start Opera with the --disable-gpu command-line switch? With --user-data-dir=~/Desktop/operatest?

As a test, any difference if click options on the login screen to log in to your user using X11 instead of Wayland?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89319/opera-freezes-my-system-on-ubuntu-24-04-4-ltshttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89319/opera-freezes-my-system-on-ubuntu-24-04-4-ltsTue, 11 Aug 2026 13:24:38 GMT<![CDATA[Can't install opera on Fedora 44.]]>You can get the rpm file directly at https://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/134.0.5954.46/linux/ if you want.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89286/can-t-install-opera-on-fedora-44https://forums.opera.com/topic/89286/can-t-install-opera-on-fedora-44Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:22:00 GMT<![CDATA[Updating the Opera One browser to last version doesn't work with ffmpeg library]]>It works perfectly for me on Fedora KDE Plasma with the latest Opera RPM.

I fixed the FFmpeg issue by replacing Opera's bundled libffmpeg with a working version compatible with the latest Opera build. After the replacement, video playback works normally again.

So for me, the latest Opera RPM works perfectly on Fedora KDE Plasma — the problem was only the bundled FFmpeg library.

I can upload the working libffmpeg and provide the link if needed.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89271/updating-the-opera-one-browser-to-last-version-doesn-t-work-with-ffmpeg-libraryhttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89271/updating-the-opera-one-browser-to-last-version-doesn-t-work-with-ffmpeg-libraryWed, 05 Aug 2026 13:27:57 GMT<![CDATA[Opera crashes when trying to set itself as the default browser on Fedora 44 KDE (Flatpak)]]>I recently switched to Fedora 44 KDE Plasma (fresh installation).

After installing all system updates, I installed the Flatpak version of Opera from KDE Discover (version 133.0.5932.60).

Opera launches normally and the first-run setup works fine until I click "Yes, set as default browser". As soon as I click that button, Opera immediately crashes every time.

The browser works normally otherwise; the crash only occurs when Opera tries to register itself as the default browser.

I've reproduced the issue multiple times on a completely fresh installation.

The desktop notification reports:

The command /app/opera/opera (Part of Opera) encountered a fatal error and terminated.
Signal: 5 (TRAP)

Full coredump:

           PID: 5666 (opera)
           UID: 1000 (parzival_1507)
           GID: 1000 (parzival_1507)
        Signal: 5 (TRAP)
     Timestamp: Tue 2026-08-04 12:43:57 CEST
  Command Line: $'/app/opera/opera --disable-features=WebAssemblyTrapHandler,DesktopPWAsRunOnOsLogin'
    Executable: /app/opera/opera
 Control Group: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/app-flatpak-com.opera.Opera-2282098345.scope
          Unit: user@1000.service
     User Unit: app-flatpak-com.opera.Opera-2282098345.scope
         Slice: user-1000.slice
     Owner UID: 1000 (parzival_1507)
       Boot ID: [redacted]
    Machine ID: [redacted]
      Hostname: fedora.home
       Storage: /var/lib/systemd/coredump/core.opera.1000.6ab5b4f4a7a54ec69f66123b5349aa80.5666.1785840237000000.zst (present)
  Size on Disk: 17.5M
       Message: Process 5666 (opera) of user 1000 dumped core.
                
                Stack trace of thread 2:
                #0  0x00005615776a362c n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x822662c)
                #1  0x000056157410edc0 n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x4c91dc0)
                #2  0x0000561571bc7dff n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x274adff)
                #3  0x00005615729eb8ae n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x356e8ae)
                #4  0x00007f9ba930e18e n/a (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.8400.4 + 0x6418e)
                #5  0x00007f9ba930f1bf n/a (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.8400.4 + 0x651bf)
                #6  0x00007f9ba930f323 n/a (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.8400.4 + 0x65323)
                #7  0x0000561578e03315 n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x9986315)
                #8  0x0000561573037344 n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x3bba344)
                #9  0x0000561573bfb78f n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x477e78f)
                #10 0x000056157414a736 n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x4ccd736)
                #11 0x000056157646c892 n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x6fef892)
                #12 0x0000561578514ab9 n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x9097ab9)
                #13 0x0000561578514857 n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x9097857)
                #14 0x0000561578511bfd n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x9094bfd)
                #15 0x0000561573ec3858 n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x4a46858)
                #16 0x00007f9ba9941b5f n/a (/app/lib/libzypak-preload-host-spawn-strategy.so + 0x9db5f)
                #17 0x00007f9ba84b6975 n/a (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 + 0x2b975)
                #18 0x00007f9ba84b6a28 n/a (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 + 0x2ba28)
                #19 0x00007f9ba9941df4 n/a (/app/lib/libzypak-preload-host-spawn-strategy.so + 0x9ddf4)
                #20 0x000056157439d9ea n/a (/app/opera/opera + 0x4f209ea)
                ELF object binary architecture: AMD x86-64

System information

Operating System: Fedora Linux 44
KDE Plasma: 6.7.3
Frameworks: 6.28.0
Qt: 6.11.1
Kernel: 7.1.5-201.fc44.x86_64
Graphics Platform: Wayland
CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F
RAM: 32 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Is this a known issue with the Flatpak build on Fedora 44, or is there any additional information I can provide to help diagnose it?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89264/opera-crashes-when-trying-to-set-itself-as-the-default-browser-on-fedora-44-kde-flatpakhttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89264/opera-crashes-when-trying-to-set-itself-as-the-default-browser-on-fedora-44-kde-flatpakTue, 04 Aug 2026 13:10:38 GMT<![CDATA[Opera One (133.0.5932.85) - NVDEC / Hardware Video Decoding failing on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti + Wayland)]]>Hi everyone,

I am unable to get hardware video decoding (NVDEC) working on Opera One under Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with a Wayland session and an NVIDIA GPU. Video streams (such as Twitch streams) fail to offer higher resolutions like 1440p (2K), and decoding falls back entirely to software (CPU).

Here are my full system and browser details:

System & Browser Specs:

OS: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS x86_64 (GNOME / Wayland session)

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (Proprietary Drivers)

Browser: Opera One (Version: 133.0.5932.85, Update Channel: Stable)

Chromium Engine Version: 149.0.7827.201

Observed Issues & Logs (opera://gpu):

Under Video Acceleration Information, the Decoding and Encoding sections are completely blank.

The browser automatically skips the NVIDIA device for VA-API:
WARNING: media/gpu/vaapi/vaapi_wrapper.cc: Should skip nVidia device named: nvidia-drm

Ozone Wayland throws an incompatibility error with Vulkan:
ERROR: ui/ozone/platform/wayland/gpu/wayland_surface_factory.cc: '--ozone-platform=wayland' is not compatible with Vulkan. Consider switching to '--ozone-platform=x11' or disabling Vulkan

DRI permission errors are logged on startup:
MESA-LOADER: failed to open dri: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gbm/dri_gbm.so: Permission denied

Note: The #ozone-platform-hint flag is missing from opera://flags on Linux, so forcing Ozone behavior via the GUI is not possible. Launching via terminal with flags like --ozone-platform=x11 or --ozone-platform=wayland still results in Vulkan conflicts or MESA DRI permission issues.

Is there a recommended configuration or flag setup for Opera One on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to bypass these driver blocklists and correctly hook into NVDEC / VA-API under Wayland?

Thanks in advance for your help!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89231/opera-one-133-0-5932-85-nvdec-hardware-video-decoding-failing-on-ubuntu-26-04-lts-nvidia-rtx-5070-ti-waylandhttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89231/opera-one-133-0-5932-85-nvdec-hardware-video-decoding-failing-on-ubuntu-26-04-lts-nvidia-rtx-5070-ti-waylandFri, 31 Jul 2026 19:23:42 GMT<![CDATA[Can i change my search bars, search engine?]]>@leocg Got it, thanks for the helpful explanation!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89156/can-i-change-my-search-bars-search-enginehttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89156/can-i-change-my-search-bars-search-engineWed, 22 Jul 2026 23:39:48 GMT<![CDATA[Opera not booting]]>Looking for any Linux users users Gnome. For the last few months, Opera works for weeks, then some day just stops booting up.

I'm trying to find out if it is Gnome updates causing the update.

I've used Gnome on Arch (CachyOS, Manjaro) and openSUSE. I would think the same issue would be cross distro.

Maybe Gnome is the issue? I'll try another desktop interface to test that.

Now even if I remove Opera, reboot, reinstall, reboot - it still won't boot.

I've use Opera for decades. And don't want to switch if I don't have to.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89104/opera-not-bootinghttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89104/opera-not-bootingThu, 16 Jul 2026 01:18:25 GMT<![CDATA[VPN connection failure inhibits reopening Opera]]>Make sure you're using Opera with a VPN connection set to start automatically. Then quit Opera, unplug from the internet, restart Opera, and observe that the VPN indicator turns yellow (pending). Now terminate Opera. Leave the internet disconnected. Click on the Opera icon to restart. It never actually launches because the previous session never fully terminated. Unless you happen know how to kill all of Opera's processes without introducing data corruption or an inconsistent state, then you have no safe choice but to reboot the entire OS. This is a rather awkward workaround, so thanks in advance for looking into this.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89019/vpn-connection-failure-inhibits-reopening-operahttps://forums.opera.com/topic/89019/vpn-connection-failure-inhibits-reopening-operaFri, 03 Jul 2026 01:34:18 GMT<![CDATA[Not saving passwords]]>@burnout426 Thanks, that did it!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88921/not-saving-passwordshttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88921/not-saving-passwordsTue, 16 Jun 2026 14:29:16 GMT<![CDATA[Sidebar closes immediately after first click when returning from another application on KDE Wayland]]>Sidebar closes immediately after first click when returning from another application on KDE Wayland

Opera Version:
148.0.7778.180

Environment:

  • Kubuntu (KDE Plasma)
  • Wayland session
  • AMD Radeon Graphics (Renoir)
  • Mesa 26.0.3

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Open any Opera sidebar (Bookmarks, AI sidebar, ChatGPT sidebar, etc.)
  2. Switch to another application
  3. Return to Opera
  4. Click inside the already-open sidebar

Expected:
Sidebar remains open and receives the click.

Actual:
The sidebar immediately closes as if Opera detected a click outside the sidebar.

Notes:

  • Reproducible with all sidebars, not only ChatGPT.
  • Happens consistently after focus is lost and regained.
  • Tested with:
    • clean Opera profile
    • all extensions disabled
    • hardware acceleration disabled
    • --ozone-platform=x11
  • Issue does not occur on Windows.
]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88865/sidebar-closes-immediately-after-first-click-when-returning-from-another-application-on-kde-waylandhttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88865/sidebar-closes-immediately-after-first-click-when-returning-from-another-application-on-kde-waylandSun, 07 Jun 2026 11:03:35 GMT<![CDATA[old window server x11 to remove]]>do you plan to change X11 window server on wayland someday??

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88770/old-window-server-x11-to-removehttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88770/old-window-server-x11-to-removeSun, 24 May 2026 19:24:22 GMT<![CDATA[HTML5 Video playback issues (Twitch/Instagram) on Ubuntu 26.04]]>@burnout426 solved thanks, terminal open in download directory and then

sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera-stable/lib_extra sudo cp libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera-stable/lib_extra/

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (x86_64; ubuntu:GNOME)
Versione Chromium:147.0.7727.138
V147 ok
V148 X

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88669/html5-video-playback-issues-twitch-instagram-on-ubuntu-26-04https://forums.opera.com/topic/88669/html5-video-playback-issues-twitch-instagram-on-ubuntu-26-04Mon, 11 May 2026 12:33:30 GMT<![CDATA[picture in picture does not work anymore]]>I can confirm it does not work as well, XFCE,

Intel HD Graphics 630 (Kaby Lake-H GT2, 00:02.0)

Driver: i915, Mesa 26.2.2, OpenGL 4.6

OPERA_FLAGS="
--render-node-override=/dev/dri/renderD128
"

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88638/picture-in-picture-does-not-work-anymorehttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88638/picture-in-picture-does-not-work-anymoreWed, 06 May 2026 21:14:39 GMT<![CDATA[[Request] Official Flatpak support for Opera browser on Linux]]>@burnout426 thanks, an update came today.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88635/request-official-flatpak-support-for-opera-browser-on-linuxhttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88635/request-official-flatpak-support-for-opera-browser-on-linuxWed, 06 May 2026 14:31:17 GMT<![CDATA[Snap installs debian files and crashes, but platform is fedora.]]>Thanks for all those who provided advise for the rpm package. I am already running that, but as mentioned, it has a video player problem with major sites like youtibe and facebook, and I have to mnually update libraries to fix it everytime after an update. The snap version fixed that requirement, but now since it seems to be doing something wierd with debian libraries, I am back on the RPM verion with that cumbersome condition. Opera reported way back, they cannot fix it because of some mp3 or video encoders that they are not allowed to use. to due copyight or propriety licensing or somethig ( but strangely in snap they seem to overcome that)... so we either revert to firefox in some cases like I do, or continue to fix the libraries manually. I like Opera for some features, but it has it quirks.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88528/snap-installs-debian-files-and-crashes-but-platform-is-fedorahttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88528/snap-installs-debian-files-and-crashes-but-platform-is-fedoraMon, 20 Apr 2026 08:16:12 GMT<![CDATA[opera loose split mode]]>@mtopek 133.0.5932.24 .deb working well

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88519/opera-loose-split-modehttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88519/opera-loose-split-modeFri, 17 Apr 2026 19:24:30 GMT<![CDATA[deepl.com not working under Opera for Linux]]>@rick2 No worries. You're welcome 👍

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88453/deepl-com-not-working-under-opera-for-linuxhttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88453/deepl-com-not-working-under-opera-for-linuxTue, 07 Apr 2026 22:22:45 GMT<![CDATA[Opera crash on Wayland (Manjaro Linux) - Report]]>HI @Kernkraft05

Please create official ticket for it, if you haven't done so.
It helps us track all the cases and your inputs might be value for further investigation.

Reference: https://forums.opera.com/topic/88353/report-your-bug-here

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88444/opera-crash-on-wayland-manjaro-linux-reporthttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88444/opera-crash-on-wayland-manjaro-linux-reportMon, 06 Apr 2026 13:35:47 GMT<![CDATA[I created a flake for NixOS/Nix.]]>Re: Opera in nixpkgs for NixOS is umaintained.

https://github.com/YisuiDenghua/opera-flake

currently only supports x86_64 linux

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88426/i-created-a-flake-for-nixos-nixhttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88426/i-created-a-flake-for-nixos-nixFri, 03 Apr 2026 08:11:42 GMT<![CDATA[Can't see any buttons]]>@mtopek it looks like repaired
5681b7e5-209c-4b0c-8d2c-caad8a6bf4dd-image.png

thank you devs!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88417/can-t-see-any-buttonshttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88417/can-t-see-any-buttonsWed, 01 Apr 2026 19:10:36 GMT<![CDATA[Opera does not open after update]]>@pindos Hi Pindos, thanks a million for your reply! I will look into it right now.

Thanks again!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/88388/opera-does-not-open-after-updatehttps://forums.opera.com/topic/88388/opera-does-not-open-after-updateSat, 28 Mar 2026 16:54:07 GMT