[Compilation] Discussions on Problems Playing Videos on Linux

zibi1981

zibi1981 @Cappy984

@cappy984 Which Opera version?

gidici61

gidici61

Still the old problem: Opera for Linux cannot play h264 videos. All other web browsers do this (they have the h264/x264 codec). Please don't tell me about missing rights. How many years do I have to wait?
I use Debian 11.9
I have Opera 110.0.5130.39

leocg

leocg Moderator Volunteer @gidici61

@gidici61 See https://forums.opera.com/post/150324, https://forums.opera.com/topic/42185/the-videos-don-t-play-topic/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/wiki/opera/linux_libffmpeg_config

gidici61

gidici61 @leocg

@leocg Thank you for your help. I got Opera working again by executing (as root) "fix-opera.sh" downloaded from https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/blob/main/scripts/fix-opera.sh
Immediately after, I ran the installation script from "https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/tree/main". I just had to edit the scripts to remove "sudo" (because I don't have the "sudo" command installed on my system) and the installation was successful.

Likitthakul

Likitthakul @gidici61

@gidici61 said in opera for linux cannot play h264 videos:

@leocg Thank you for your help. I got Opera working again by executing (as root) "fix-opera.sh" downloaded from https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/blob/main/scripts/fix-opera.sh
Immediately after, I ran the installation script from "https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/tree/main". I just had to edit the scripts to remove "sudo" (because I don't have the "sudo" command installed on my system) and the installation was successful.

@gidici61 said in opera for linux cannot play h264 videos:

@leocg Thank you for your help. I got Opera working again by executing (as root) "fix-opera.sh" downloaded from https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/blob/main/scripts/fix-opera.sh
Immediately after, I ran the installation script from "https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/tree/main". I just had to edit the scripts to remove "sudo" (because I don't have the "sudo" command installed on my system) and the installation was successful.

Very good

NomTigel

NomTigel

This error re-occurs any time I update Opera on my debian system. Whenever there is an update available via apt-get, the error is seen again.

This fixed it for me:
Manually copy:
cp libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/

This ffmpeg lib is taken from chrome, I guess.

Not sure why Opera cannot include an improved version of their own libffmpeg.

leocg

leocg Moderator Volunteer @NomTigel

@nomtigel Check https://forums.opera.com/post/150324, mentioned above.

NomTigel

NomTigel @leocg

@leocg
Ah thx - I already suspected that there could be some kind of tricky law thing involved.

So, to make sure I was not seeing a Fata Morgana when using another browser I've tried (again) with Falkon, which I installed via apt-get. Browsed to a video in YT which I know requires this extra codec initially not present with Opera at this time, and wouldn't you know, it worked.

So, apparently there seems be a codec available that installs within debian regulations (I have not used Chrome, but I have used MS Edge, which, yes, works in linux, too) and it might be possible for Opera to also utilize it.

SWK058

SWK058 @gidici61

@gidici61 Don't use Root as user, i got hacked in 2 days. K-Lite Full has all codecs and lot special tools to perfect audio and vid.

SWK058

SWK058 @NomTigel

@nomtigel My most addons came from chromium ext. Plz goto Linux (.org) for best Q&A
I have also a debian version: NP's Opera blockers or codecs. Download K-Lite Full

NomTigel

NomTigel @SWK058

@swk058 said in opera for linux cannot play h264 videos:

@nomtigel My most addons came from chromium ext. Plz goto Linux (.org) for best Q&A
I have also a debian version: NP's Opera blockers or codecs. Download K-Lite Full

Hello,
thanks for pointing me (and us) at this. But I have to ask:

"NP's Opera blockers or codecs" vs. "Download K-Lite Full: are those two different things mentioned?
K-Lite-Full appears to be a Windows.EXE only archive, nothing for linux?

Thanks.

sorenfeodor

sorenfeodor

The newest version (111?) of opera stable requires a newer version of libffmpeg.so (corresponding to chromium 125), a version which I cannot find - I've looked all the usual places. So be careful about updating

exoplanet

exoplanet @sorenfeodor

@sorenfeodor yes, a new version and a new video problem for opera, such that no other browser has.

valdineidossantos

valdineidossantos

Anyone has a solution for this problem?

styen

styen @valdineidossantos

@valdineidossantos https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine
But in future, it would be a good idea not to update to a new major version immediately after release.

valdineidossantos

valdineidossantos @styen

@styen Thank you for your answer.

I installed this script before, and it runs every time Opera is updated. Why is this problem not solved when it runs? When I reinstalled it, the issue was solved.

alexs

alexs

Open http://packages.linuxmint.com/list.php?release=wilma#upstream search (Crtl+L) chromium and download the *.deb package amd64.[1]

Unpack this and copy the libffmpeg.so from unpack folder /chromium/usr/lib/chromium/ to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra/libffmpeg.so

Restart Opera.
[1] or http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/upstream/c/chromium/ and download the lasted wilma_amd64.deb Chromium version.

Tested on Debian/unstable
Opera version: 111.0.5168.25
Chromium version: 125.0.6422.143

styen

styen @valdineidossantos

@valdineidossantos there is time lag between the publish of new opera release and corresponding ffmpeg version

styen

styen @valdineidossantos

@valdineidossantos said in [Compilation] Discussions on Problems Playing Videos on Linux:

When I reinstalled it, the issue was solved.

there was no need to reinstall it, running "fix-opera" command manually after few hours is enough

Likitthakul

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