Widevine and Opera

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

We are not talking about Flash but about Widevine.

[zekemx]

zekemx @leocg last edited by

@leocg

Exactly..

I started this thread about Widevine but it became Flash...

I really want widevine to work.. Flash is not that used anymore anyway.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

@leocg
@zekemx

It's been a looooooooong day.

Sorry my bad !

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @zekemx last edited by

Did you try the tip I've posted?

[fiambredunicornio]

fiambredunicornio last edited by

What I did was install chrome and copied the widevine file to a different directory (cp /opt/google/chrome/libwidevinecdm.so /opt/widevine/), then edited /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/resources/widevine_config.json to preload that new location. Then proceeded to purge google chrome and it kept working on opera.
Hope this can help

[zibi1981]

zibi1981 @fiambredunicornio last edited by

@fiambredunicornio Does this mean you were able to make Widevine/DRM work on Opera? What does this page say to you?

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @zibi1981 last edited by

@zibi1981 Widevine has worked again for a while on Linux in Opera. Netflix still wasn't working but Netflix fixed the issue themselves on 5/23/2019 and it was confirmed fixed by Opera. Also, this user confirmed it's fixed on Ubuntu for example. Proprietary codecs are still working correctly in Opera too. see <https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/bcjpne/howto_opera_60_h264_in_ubuntu_1404/ for example. Things have been tested on the page you mention too.

[zekemx]

zekemx last edited by

Hello

It all has to do with "libffmpeg.so" included with opera for Linux.
Replace it with this one - > https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/

Once replaced you will have h264 and widevine support.

I looked everywhere to fix widevine support, but once I found out how to fix h264 that widevine (AFAIK) requires, everything started working.

It's too bad Opera hasn't fix this or doesn't care...

I hope this helps..

Regards
Ezequiel Partida

[A Former User]

A Former User @fiambredunicornio last edited by

@fiambredunicornio thnx, this works for me

[A Former User]

A Former User @zekemx last edited by

@zekemx said in Widevine and Opera:

Hello

It all has to do with "libffmpeg.so" included with opera for Linux.
Replace it with this one - > https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/

Once replaced you will have h264 and widevine support.

I looked everywhere to fix widevine support, but once I found out how to fix h264 that widevine (AFAIK) requires, everything started working.

It's too bad Opera hasn't fix this or doesn't care...

I hope this helps..

Regards
Ezequiel Partida

Hi. New user. This worked for me after trying absolutely everything. Realy, thank you. More specified, for not advanced users of linux like me:

1. Downloaded, in the download folder, the latest libffmpeg.so from https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/
2. In the terminal, replaced the original Opera file in the sistem with the newer version I downloaded, did this:
3. A) Went to the folder where I downloaded the file with the "cd" command (note that the folder is named Descargas, in spanish): cd Descargas
4. Then, moved the file (need the sudo command): sudo cp libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera

Now, can use Spotify perfectly, as well as Netflix.

Thanks.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Can someone prove or confirm that spotify uses drm, so as to justify the use of libwidevine that this thread is about?
Else, if everything is fixed by installing the "other" libffmpeg, it is not a drm issue, but the wll known "poor codec support" one.

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by

@Pibe Thank you for your tip.
Unfortunatly it doesn't work for me.
I have opera 63 on linux 64 bit.
I have done each step you recommand and after I have the error :
Code d'erreur : O7701-1003
Impossible to find WidevineCdm on the computer.
I have chrome on the same computer and it works fine.

[gregurbi]

gregurbi @Guest last edited by

@pm38 said in Widevine and Opera:

@Pibe Thank you for your tip.
Unfortunatly it doesn't work for me.
I have opera 63 on linux 64 bit.
I have done each step you recommand and after I have the error :
Code d'erreur : O7701-1003
Impossible to find WidevineCdm on the computer.
I have chrome on the same computer and it works fine.

It doesn't work for me too.

[zekemx]

zekemx @Guest last edited by

@jimunderscorep Hi,.... Opera did not work with spotify but once I replaced libffmpeg.so from https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/ spotify started working great.

[zekemx]

zekemx @gregurbi last edited by

@gregurbi what distro do you use?.

In some distros you need to add libffmpeg.so to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera

I'm using Mageia 7.1 64bit and I had to install it to /usr/lib64/opera

Just replace the one that comes included with your opera installation with the one from https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/

Regards

[zekemx]

zekemx last edited by

One tip...

Visit https://html5test.com and make sure H.264 support is enabled on the Video Section.. otherwise widevine will not work.

It seems widevine requires H.264 support.

Regards

[zekemx]

zekemx last edited by

Update:

I just noticed that widevine stop working with my opera Version:64.0.3417.83. The problem is that Google Chrome change their libwidevinecdm.so location from /opt/google/chrome/libwidevinecdm.so" to: opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm/_platform_specific/linux_x64/

All you have to do is modify your widevine_config.json in the resources folder of your opera (Mine is in /usr/lib64/opera folder)...

Regards
Ezequiel

[gregurbi]

gregurbi @zekemx last edited by

@zekemx said in Widevine and Opera:

Update:

I just noticed that widevine stop working with my opera Version:64.0.3417.83. The problem is that Google Chrome change their libwidevinecdm.so location from /opt/google/chrome/libwidevinecdm.so" to: opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm/_platform_specific/linux_x64/

All you have to do is modify your widevine_config.json in the resources folder of your opera (Mine is in /usr/lib64/opera folder)...

Regards
Ezequiel

Thx, it works.

[johnnyboycurtis]

johnnyboycurtis last edited by

I'm currently watching Netflix right now on Ubuntu 19.10 using the solution: Widevine + H.264 Support on Ubuntu 19.10.

• Opera version 62.0.3331.116

[maydin95]

maydin95 last edited by

If you don't want to install Google Chrome you can follow these steps:

Go here: https://gist.github.com/ruario/3c873d43eb20553d5014bd4d29fe37f1
Download the script then run. It will automatically download libwidevinecdm.so to opt/google/chrome/libwidevinecdm.so.

In Opera 64 on Ubuntu 18.04, that directory defined inside /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/resources/widevine_config.json. It might change in future versions, so keep in mind.

I just tested on Spotify Web Player, which works perfect.