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    • linuc
      linuc @exoplanet last edited by

      @exoplanet

      This will work fine:

      http://linuc.hstn.me/en/community/extensions/opera-fix-for-videos/

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      • exoplanet
        exoplanet @linuc last edited by

        @linuc it worked, thanks!

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        • budidabudi
          budidabudi last edited by leocg

          Greetings everyone, assalaamu'alaikum

          In this topic, I want to share how to fix Opera error 102630 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS May 2022: Can't play video on Youtube and Livestreaming

          Before that, I'm new user of Ubuntu 22.04 (installing yesterday May 30th, 2022) and experience playback issue on Opera Stable version 87.0.4390.36. Screenshot below:

          6ae03544-84ea-49d2-a52f-f54994cbb366-image.png
          Image 1. (source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.mozilla.org%2Fen-US%2Fquestions%2F1271966&psig=AOvVaw2C9Rb4c0l8p4UlGE9SyH1u&ust=1654139588369000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCJDdramki_gCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD)

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          Image 2. (source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imyfone.com%2Frepair-file%2Fyoutube-video-cannot-play-on-pc%2F&psig=AOvVaw0F9Es8ebdHlrpIhyS7rEpQ&ust=1654139697157000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCNjDjvmki_gCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD)

          Note: I'm sorry I don't screenshot my own because I forgot and more focus on solution.

          This topic is continuation of previous topic below:

          1. https://forums.opera.com/topic/35880/opera-cannot-play-certain-videos-on-latest-version-of-kubuntu-19-10/7 big thanks to: @burner2000
          2. https://forums.opera.com/topic/36229/widevine-h-264-support-on-ubuntu-19-10 big thanks to: @johnnyboycurtis

          Actually, the solution is same as the previous topic but with additional change location directory. So here how to fix the issue:

          1. Google and download file "libwidevinecdm.so", or you can have mine here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sQFerXR59aVeIlFhG-2bJxr3qMYcLH4R/view?usp=sharing
          2. Copy that file to opera directory with this command line below:

          ~$ sudo cp /home/Name/Downloads/libwidevinecdm.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/resources/libwidevinecdm.so

          Note: change Name to your computer name, the initial address may different in your computer

          1. Restart the opera

          Hope it works guyss, thank youu
          Wassalaamu'alaikum

          Note: If the problem persist, try to install previous Opera version. You can have it here:
          https://download3.operacdn.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/

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          • jojocw
            jojocw last edited by

            I solved it for me in ubuntu (ex. Xubuntu) 22.04 and opera 87:

            I downloaded and installed vivaldi 5.3 from the internet website. (*.deb)

            then I renamed the (Opera) libffmpeg.so to libffmpeg.so-orig (or delete it) in
            /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera

            then I copied the libffmpeg.so from Vavaldi to Opera
            from /opt/vivaldi/lib/ (I think it was there)
            to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera

            finaly I removed vivaldi
            sudo apt remove --purge vivaldi*

            That works for me.

            MFG

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            • jojocw
              jojocw last edited by

              My own post obove dosn´t work in my new opera after update.
              So i found this on gibhub:

              https://gist.github.com/Thomas-Ln/c4ae803e90f9984b6612c8983c8fde1f

              Open Opera Type in: opera://about (or vivaldi://about,)
              then Ctrl+F to find 'Chrome' in the user-agent, (It is in Browser-Identification)
              version number is Chrome/XXX.other_numbers .
              expl. Chrome/101 (2 or 3 signs).
              Then go to this Download-Site

              https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AC7ddalBsUiWsUE&id=75D48EF8D3750510!234&cid=75D48EF8D3750510

              Go to your version of Chrome and Download the

              libffmpeg.so

              Copy it with root to Opera-Directory
              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera (overwrite)
              (you can rename the origin libffmpeg.so before
              ex: libffmpeg.so-orig)

              This works for me now.

              MFG

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              • alexs
                alexs last edited by alexs

                For Opera stable version: 88.0.4412.27 (Chrome build 102.0.5005.61)
                Go to http://ppa.launchpad.net/canonical-chromium-builds/stage/ubuntu/pool/main/c/chromium-browser/
                Search for chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_102.0.5005 (Ctrl+F) and download the following .deb:

                chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_102.0.5005.115-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb
                

                direct link

                Then unpack the .deb into an empty folder, unpack data.tar.xz there. In the folder /usr/lib/chromium-browser/ is the proper libffmpeg.so.

                Copy the libffmpeg.so into the directory /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra/ (If not present, create it with mkdir lib_extra)

                Restart Opera and testing:
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1vN_91KO0
                or https://demo.castlabs.com/


                With new Chrome build go to opera://about/ and read the Chrome version in the browser id.

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                • thihup
                  thihup @jojocw last edited by

                  @jojocw Thank you! It worked

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                  • davidparks21
                    davidparks21 @jojocw last edited by

                    The post by @jojocw on 3jun2022 worked for a PopOS 22.04 based Opera install. Oi vey that took a lot of wading through. Opera could surely streamline this without running afoul of licensing.

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                    • AlexRojas
                      AlexRojas @styen last edited by

                      @styen Worked perfectly on Ubuntu 20.0.4. Thank you so much.

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                      • MarcoRboels
                        MarcoRboels last edited by

                        Easy solution via Terminal (rooted) for Opera 88.0.4412.40:

                        $ sudo snap install chromium-ffmpeg

                        $ sudo cp /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-107578/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so

                        It's as easy as taken the last chromium-ffmpeg's library every-time you update Opera's versions, I mean, chromium-ffmpeg it's updated in parallel with Opera and vice versa.

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                        • linuc
                          linuc @thihup last edited by

                          @thihup

                          This will work fine:

                          Opera fix

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                          • joanapaulaso
                            joanapaulaso @MarcoRboels last edited by

                            @marcorboels Solution still works. Thank you.

                            My Opera version: 91.0.4516.16
                            Working codec: chromium-ffmpeg-108372
                            I'm on Linux Mint, so I had to enable snap first.

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                            • jeremy-ron
                              jeremy-ron @linuc last edited by

                              @linuc Is there a way to undo this, ive uninstalled opera, and now am getting errors when running apt upgrade

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                              • styen
                                styen @jeremy-ron last edited by

                                @jeremy-ron
                                sudo rm /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99fix-opera

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                                • kurkcualper
                                  kurkcualper @Guest last edited by

                                  @zarathustra-f90
                                  thanks, worked. I used 108372 version, after created symlink I restarted opera.

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                                  • StevenJames123
                                    StevenJames123 last edited by leocg

                                    Hello there
                                    Can some one tell me why on You Tube
                                    some of the videos cant play in Opera?
                                    I use Windows and Linux
                                    Windows plays all the videos
                                    but Linux Opera..wont play certain ones.
                                    How can this be ?

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @StevenJames123 last edited by

                                      @stevenjames123 Check the topic above.

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                                      • StevenJames123
                                        StevenJames123 @leocg last edited by

                                        @leocg I checked and ?

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                                        • StevenJames123
                                          StevenJames123 last edited by StevenJames123

                                          Dude...some Videos dont play in you tube in Opera Browser
                                          I been usin Browser since Net scape.im telling you some thing is wrong..dont do me like Microsoft did and block me out of the forum..or you dont know? Just say you dont know and I`ll move on 🙂

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @StevenJames123 last edited by

                                            @stevenjames123 And do you have the correct codec pack, the correct ffmpeg file(s)?

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