How to activate DRM?

[zibi1981]

zibi1981 @Babache last edited by

@babache It seems to me that one of the recent versions of Opera broke (again) the DRM under Linux, as I wasn't having any issues with this couple weeks ago, and now the content won't play. Firefox and Vivaldi under the exactly same system (Arch) run DRM content flawlessly.

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @zibi1981 last edited by

@zibi1981 DRM is generally Widevine, see if there is an updated version available.

[zibi1981]

zibi1981 @sgunhouse last edited by

@sgunhouse Widevine is updated and, funny enough, Opera states, that is uses it...

[Babache]

Babache @zibi1981 last edited by

@zibi1981 OK thank you, I will wait for the next version of Widevine
Best regard

[Spinnekop]

Spinnekop @Babache last edited by

@babache Any news - 10/05 still not working. Ubuntu snap version.

[wonghow]

wonghow @Spinnekop last edited by

@spinnekop DRM works on deb package, Just Install using deb package from Opera website. Snap version works slow.
Just copy the snap chromium-ffmpeg libffmpeg to /usr/lib/x86-64-linux-gnu/opera

[CMDRKrohw]

CMDRKrohw last edited by

Any solution to this? Running Arch, just did a fresh install. Had this running before but can't remember for the life of me what I did. Widevine updated, Opera updated, I recall having to install a codec but opera-ffmpeg-codecs just isn't a thing anymore?

sudo pacman -S opera-ffmpeg-codecs
error: target not found: opera-ffmpeg-codecs
warning: 'opera-ffmpeg-codecs' is a file, did you mean -U/--upgrade instead of -S/--sync?

[wonghow]

wonghow @CMDRKrohw last edited by

@cmdrkrohw Opera already have DRM. check opera://components or check if netflix plays.

if using snap install of Opera, Opera already have ffmpeg.
If using deb install of Opera, you need to copy the snap install of ffmpeg to Opera as I gave instruction above. FFmpeg is not DRM, is just to play all videos.

[styen]

styen @CMDRKrohw last edited by

@cmdrkrohw opera and opera-ffmpeg-codecs are moved to aur
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/opera
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/opera-ffmpeg-codecs

[styen]

styen @Spinnekop last edited by

@spinnekop just use deb version and this fix: https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine

[zibi1981]

zibi1981 last edited by

It seems in my case firejail is preventing Opera from using DRM, although I don't know why this wasn't the case on a newly installed system.