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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:

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      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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                                        • StevenJames123
                                          StevenJames123 @leocg last edited by

                                          @leocg cmon man
                                          dude ..really?
                                          NO Its Opera Browser
                                          it works fine in Winblows
                                          its not my OS I been on Machine way before you were born
                                          Dont do me like that man
                                          Im 67 i dont need to be disrespected
                                          you company
                                          and I also had a Blog on there for years
                                          I had 2000 followers
                                          Im not 12
                                          did you knoiw Microsoft sends out
                                          phony emails with Porn ?
                                          Yep

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @StevenJames123 last edited by

                                            @stevenjames123 Well, as the topic says, you need to have/install the proper libffmpeg.iso file installed for proprietary codecs to run in Opera for Linux and you have to update it every time there is a major version update because the Chromium version will also change and break everything again.

                                            As you read, it's a legal issue and there isn't much that Opera can do.

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