HTML5 Video playback issues (Twitch/Instagram) on Ubuntu 26.04

mfra

mfra

I’ve just performed a fresh install of Ubuntu 26.04 and installed Opera using the official .deb package.

Unfortunately, I’m encountering the same issue I had in previous versions: I cannot play Twitch live streams or Instagram videos. The player usually shows an error (4000) or just stays black.

burnout426

burnout426 Volunteer

See https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/wiki/opera/linux_libffmpeg_config/. You have to create the "lib_extra" folder in Opera's install folder and put a libffmpeg.so in it that's compatible with the major version of Chromium Opera is currently using, which is 147 for Opera 131.

You normally get the libffmpeg.so from https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/releases, but it doesn't have one for Chromium 147 yet. There is one in the linux x64 zip file in assets at https://github.com/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/tag/0.110.1 though. There's also one in the 147 folder at https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhAFddP4jtR1gWou3XWpQbFIlrFB?e=3WcvzX. Whatever one you download, make sure it's named exactly libffmpeg.so in the lib_extra folder.

When Opera updates to 132 where it then uses Chromium 148, you'll replace that libffmpeg.so with a new one that's compatible with Chromium 148.

Note that sometimes, the libffmpeg.so that's compatible with the major version of Chromium 1 higher than what Opera uses will still work fine, but don't assume so. Try to find a match first.

mfra

mfra @burnout426

@burnout426 solved thanks, terminal open in download directory and then

sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera-stable/lib_extra
sudo cp libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera-stable/lib_extra/

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (x86_64; ubuntu:GNOME)
Versione Chromium:147.0.7727.138
V147 ok
V148 X