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    • linuc
      linuc @leocg last edited by

      @leocg

      I'm still waiting for the update of Opera, which solves the problem! I have given you some tips! Vivaldi works, with "fallback". Do not you speak together? It would be better.

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @linuc last edited by

        @linuc As you know, I don't work for Opera. No moderator works for Opera.

        And as already said, Opera can't provide the library by any means.

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        • linuc
          linuc @leocg last edited by linuc

          @leocg

          Oh, I thought I was here on the Opera forum. Sorry 😉

          Edit: Yes, I am in the Opera Forum, it is linked on the Opera Website!

          https://www.opera.com/

          Then click on the top right, open the menu, go to help and you will find the link to this Forum.

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          • jrgsampaio
            jrgsampaio @Guest last edited by

            @marek-online

            The solution presented worked like a charm in my box (Ubuntu 21.04 in a LG gram laptop with Core i7 8th gen)
            I needed to search for libffmpeg.so with Nautilus to find the correct folders to use in the symlink command.

            Thanks,
            Jorge Sampaio

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            • styen
              styen last edited by

              This solves the problem.
              https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine

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              • linuc
                linuc @styen last edited by

                @styen

                Hi

                I got this in the terminal:

                q4os@q4os-desktop:~/Desktop$ git clone https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine.git
                bash: git: command not found
                q4os@q4os-desktop:~/Desktop$
                
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                • linuc
                  linuc @leocg last edited by

                  @leocg

                  How about if a good programmer writes an extension (adon) for Opera, which solves the problem when starting Opera and is also automatically updated if necessary? Is that legally possible? The given script on github doesn't work for me.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @linuc last edited by

                    @linuc Don't know, maybe since it wouldn't be Opera providing the solution.

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                    • styen
                      styen @linuc last edited by styen

                      @linuc You need to install git to clone the repo.
                      Or download and unpack https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/archive/refs/heads/main.zip and make install.sh executable

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                      • linuc
                        linuc @styen last edited by

                        @styen

                        Thank you, I finally made it 🙂

                        In the description here:

                        https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine

                        should still be under "Requirements":

                        3. git (Is needed to clone the repo) sudo apt install git
                        

                        https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/install-git#linux

                        It only needs the commands in point 1. Depending on the distribution with -get or without.

                        When executing the script you can answer questions and set the script so that it is automatically executed after every update of Opera. Great!

                        I hope it will work forever and ever ... and if not, someone could turn it into an extension for Opera.

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                        • linuc
                          linuc @linuc last edited by

                          @linuc

                          Unfortunately I couldn't edit my last post:

                          Maybe I can post this link for a summary of the instructions? Unfortunately the server is very slow, ifastnet, but with a little patience the page loads. Sure, everyone can copy the instructions and distribute them further.

                          summary of the instructions

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                          • xZero
                            xZero @rgplayzmc last edited by

                            @rgplayzmc Thank you for keeping me in the loop, I was inactive lately. I will fix the script and post an updated version as soon as ready.

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                            • xZero
                              xZero @linuc last edited by

                              @linuc It is not (or hardly) possible. Modifying system libraries is absolutely out of scope for a browser extension.

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                              • linuc
                                linuc @xZero last edited by

                                @xzero

                                This is a pity. But a negotiated solution has to be found anyway at some point. Until then, the fix from github works fine. Today I got an update from Opera and the script from github was executed automatically. Everything works very well 🙂

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                                • xZero
                                  xZero @xZero last edited by xZero

                                  @xzero said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):

                                  My previous solution still works, but you might lose the changes (symlink) when Opera gets updated. At least that happened in my case. Applying the solution manually every time is a pain.
                                  You can use this handy script to fix ffmpeg support for you, whenever it gets broken.

                                  Fetch the always up to date script from here, or simply use this command to directly download the script:

                                  curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xZero707/opera-fix-ffmpeg/master/opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh -o opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh
                                  

                                  Remember: When downloading the script from the internet, it is always a good idea to inspect the script first.

                                  Run with:

                                  sudo /bin/bash opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh
                                  

                                  or

                                  sudo /bin/bash opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh /path/to/your-opera-installation
                                  

                                  or

                                  sudo /bin/bash opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh /path/to/your-opera-installation /path/to/your/snap/binary
                                  

                                  The script will install or update snap chromium-ffmpeg and create a symlink to the latest bundled ffmpeg.so, in your opera directory.

                                  Note that sudo is required.
                                  Tested and working on Linux Manjaro. Should work for other Linux distros as well.
                                  Disclaimer: This script is provided as-is. Use at your own responsibility.

                                  The script has been updated. It is now moved to the repository here: https://github.com/xZero707/opera-fix-ffmpeg

                                  Instructions have been also updated in the quote.

                                  @rgplayzmc Please check it out and let me know if this is the fix you expected.

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                                  • Cupid-101
                                    Cupid-101 last edited by

                                    Hi, I can't load any video except videos on youtube, I have looked it up, but I still have no idea, I have tried turning off the hardware acceleration in Settings, but it didn't work.
                                    I have to use Linux OS due to my low configuration (I'm using an old laptop), and I'm not an expert in technology or code. I can play videos on other browsers such as Chrome, Firefox; but my computer runs faster on Opera. Can the videos be played if I install an older version (but I don't know how to install it, too)? I'm stuck right now, please help me. Thanks in advance for any help.

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @Cupid-101 last edited by

                                      @cupid-101 Check above.

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                                      • miyen
                                        miyen @xZero last edited by

                                        @xzero that does not work to me,

                                        have to check few more codecs from here - http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/?C=M;O=A

                                        currently working only with the codec from "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_94.0.4606.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb"

                                        My PC is:
                                        Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon / kernel 5.4.0-89-generic
                                        Opera 80.0.4170.72
                                        i5-2500k CPU,

                                        i386 codecs does not work to me.

                                        Regards

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                                        • MarcoRboels
                                          MarcoRboels last edited by

                                          Easy solution via Terminal (rooted):

                                          $ sudo snap install chromium-ffmpeg

                                          $ sudo cp /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-104195/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so

                                          I chose 104195 version because is the only one workable over Opera version 80.0.4170.72 and Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (x86_64; LXQt)

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                                          • styen
                                            styen @Cupid-101 last edited by

                                            @cupid-101 https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/

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