[Solved]Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon)

cybrsaylr

cybrsaylr @nathaniel

@nathaniel said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):

I solved the problem by uninstalling my old install of opera and installing it again via snap (https://snapcraft.io/opera).
I hope it helps you!
snap install opera

Installed Ubuntu 20.04 and had the same problems with videos not playing well with the latest version of Opera. Did what you recommended, uninstalled Opera installed Opera again with snap and this solved all my video issues.

Thanks.

niepiekm

niepiekm @exoplanet

@exoplanet Did you download a proper package to install?
There's one thing to note, the package is for Ubuntu 18.04, so if you're running a newer version, e.g. 20.04 as myself, you'll see an update to the older version of this package chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra (85.xx in my case) intended for current OS version. To prevent downgrading the package you need to run apt-mark hold chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra to keep it at version 97.

exoplanet

exoplanet @niepiekm

@niepiekm I downloaded, installed the package you just linked and ran hold command too. Now my problem is solved, thanks.

BeIT

BeIT @niepiekm

@niepiekm said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):

Looks like, on Ubuntu 20.04 the fix is as simple as installing the latest version of chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra from http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/ for Chromium your Opera version is based on. I just installed chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_97.0.4692.71-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb and video playback in Opera 83 works again. No need to symlink libraries.

The solution worked for me (Opera 83)! First, I had to uninstall the newer codecs I had installed.

cybrsaylr

cybrsaylr @cybrsaylr

@cybrsaylr said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):

@nathaniel said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):
I solved the problem by uninstalling my old install of opera and installing it again via snap (https://snapcraft.io/opera).
I hope it helps you!
snap install opera
Installed Ubuntu 20.04 and had the same problems with videos not playing well with the latest version of Opera. Did what you recommended, uninstalled Opera installed Opera again with snap and this solved all my video issues.

Thanks.

A little update on what is happening now since installing Opera with Snap.
Now have Opera Version: 84.0.4316.21 Opera is up to date.

All videos play fine but Opera takes 40-50 seconds to launch every time at first when booting up my desktop. After this if I close down Opera and re-launch Opera starts up in 5-10 seconds. This long 40-50 second launch of Opera only occurs first time after a fresh PC boot up.

marozsas

marozsas

yup ! It worked ! Thanks
I had to adjust the instructions to opensuse tumbleweed, since the package chromium-ffmpeg-extra put the file libffmpeg on folder /usr/lib64/opera/lib_extra.
Besides that, its works on next run:

zypper in chromium-ffmpeg-extra
mv /usr/lib64/opera/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib64/opera/libffmpeg.so.obsolete
n -s /usr/lib64/opera/lib_extra/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib64/opera/libffmpeg.so

dopplerduck

dopplerduck @xZero

@xzero It worked on Mint 20.3 / Neon 20.4 / Focal. Thank you.

darkshadow05

darkshadow05

i use sparky linux 7 gameover anyone have a fix for this problem

styen

styen @darkshadow05

@darkshadow05 https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine should work

darkshadow05

darkshadow05 @styen

@styen ok ty will try

darkshadow05

darkshadow05 @styen

@styen tyam it worked so tysm

elomir

elomir @drpeppercan

@drpeppercan Following this video I fixed the problem in my pop_os
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azlL8dn7ZD8

cybrsaylr

cybrsaylr

styen

Thanks it worked.

mk32

mk32 @xZero

@xzero Hi I execute the script now when I execute the opera is crashing with this message "opera: symbol lookup error: opera: undefined symbol: av_stream_get_first_dts"

mk32

mk32 @styen

@styen thank ist work for me, Iḿ using Opera 85

exoplanet

exoplanet

Opera updated and video playback got bad again so I installed :

chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64

But no luck

My Opera Version : 86.0.4363.23

bkjarvi

bkjarvi @exoplanet

@exoplanet said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):

Opera updated and video playback got bad again so I installed :

chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64

But no luck

My Opera Version: 86.0.4363.23

Same here with 86.0.4363.50. I don't get how this is an issue tbh, Can't watch any type of stream using this.

john-53

john-53 @bkjarvi

@bkjarvi said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):

@exoplanet said in Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):

Opera updated and video playback got bad again so I installed :

chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64

But no luck

My Opera Version: 86.0.4363.23

Same here with 86.0.4363.50. I don't get how this is an issue tbh, Can't watch any type of stream using this.

Have you tried this fix:

https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/

linuc

linuc @bkjarvi

@bkjarvi

Yes, the fix is working perfect! You can also find it here, step by step:

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

linuc

linuc @exoplanet

@exoplanet

This will work fine:

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