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

linuc

linuc @styen

Thank you, I finally made it

In the description here:

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

should still be under "Requirements":

3. git (Is needed to clone the repo) sudo apt install git

https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/install-git#linux

It only needs the commands in point 1. Depending on the distribution with -get or without.

When executing the script you can answer questions and set the script so that it is automatically executed after every update of Opera. Great!

I hope it will work forever and ever ... and if not, someone could turn it into an extension for Opera.

linuc

linuc @linuc

@linuc

Unfortunately I couldn't edit my last post:

Maybe I can post this link for a summary of the instructions? Unfortunately the server is very slow, ifastnet, but with a little patience the page loads. Sure, everyone can copy the instructions and distribute them further.

summary of the instructions

xZero

xZero @rgplayzmc

@rgplayzmc Thank you for keeping me in the loop, I was inactive lately. I will fix the script and post an updated version as soon as ready.

xZero

xZero @linuc

@linuc It is not (or hardly) possible. Modifying system libraries is absolutely out of scope for a browser extension.

linuc

linuc @xZero

@xzero

This is a pity. But a negotiated solution has to be found anyway at some point. Until then, the fix from github works fine. Today I got an update from Opera and the script from github was executed automatically. Everything works very well

xZero

xZero @xZero

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

My previous solution still works, but you might lose the changes (symlink) when Opera gets updated. At least that happened in my case. Applying the solution manually every time is a pain.
You can use this handy script to fix ffmpeg support for you, whenever it gets broken.

Fetch the always up to date script from here, or simply use this command to directly download the script:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xZero707/opera-fix-ffmpeg/master/opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh -o opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh
Remember: When downloading the script from the internet, it is always a good idea to inspect the script first.

Run with:
sudo /bin/bash opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh
or
sudo /bin/bash opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh /path/to/your-opera-installation
or
sudo /bin/bash opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh /path/to/your-opera-installation /path/to/your/snap/binary
The script will install or update snap chromium-ffmpeg and create a symlink to the latest bundled ffmpeg.so, in your opera directory.

Note that sudo is required.
Tested and working on Linux Manjaro. Should work for other Linux distros as well.
Disclaimer: This script is provided as-is. Use at your own responsibility.

The script has been updated. It is now moved to the repository here: https://github.com/xZero707/opera-fix-ffmpeg

Instructions have been also updated in the quote.

@rgplayzmc Please check it out and let me know if this is the fix you expected.

miyen

miyen @xZero

@xzero that does not work to me,

have to check few more codecs from here - http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/?C=M;O=A

currently working only with the codec from "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_94.0.4606.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb"

My PC is:
Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon / kernel 5.4.0-89-generic
Opera 80.0.4170.72
i5-2500k CPU,

i386 codecs does not work to me.

Regards

MarcoRboels

MarcoRboels

Easy solution via Terminal (rooted):

$ sudo snap install chromium-ffmpeg

$ sudo cp /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-104195/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so

I chose 104195 version because is the only one workable over Opera version 80.0.4170.72 and Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (x86_64; LXQt)

wykkdraygo

wykkdraygo @zarathustra-f90

@zarathustra-f90 it works for me, too.
debian 11
ubuntu 21.10

thank you.

Dark-2011111

Dark-2011111 @MarcoRboels

@marcorboels thanks, it's work...

nathaniel

nathaniel @MarcoRboels

@marcorboels thank you very much, it's working great!

Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Opera 81.0.4196.54

linuc

linuc

Hi

Since the latest update of Opera some websites crash again. Here's an example:

example

It seems like this fix is no longer working properly at the moment:

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

styen

styen @linuc

@linuc which version of Opera you have? Latest 0.59 version of ffmpeg works only with Opera 82 and crashes with Opera 81. 0.58 works with 81, but crashes with 82.

linuc

linuc @styen

@styen

I have 81.0.4196.60. Update was coming yesterday, for Q4OS. I will try now to update out of Opera.

linuc

linuc @styen

@styen

Hm...the update function in Opera Menu is not doing anything. So I tried with the terminal using

sudo apt --only-upgrade install

so...

q4os@q4os-desktop:~/Desktop$ sudo apt --only-upgrade install opera-stable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
opera-stable is already the newest version (81.0.4196.60).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
q4os@q4os-desktop:~/Desktop$

It looks as I have to be patiently until Q4OS sends the next Opera update? Or what can I do?

styen

styen @linuc

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

@styen

Hm...the update function in Opera Menu is not doing anything. So I tried with the terminal using
sudo apt --only-upgrade install
so...
q4os@q4os-desktop:~/Desktop$ sudo apt --only-upgrade install opera-stable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
opera-stable is already the newest version (81.0.4196.60).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
q4os@q4os-desktop:~/Desktop$
It looks as I have to be patiently until Q4OS sends the next Opera update? Or what can I do?

Also you may download it directly from opera.com

linuc

linuc @styen

@styen

Well, I'll see what I do then. In any case, it would be advantageous if the developers of Opera would test the latest version to see whether it really works correctly before it is distributed all over the world! It's pretty sad when a user has a correctly functioning installation and after the update it no longer works correctly

leocg

leocg Moderator @linuc

@linuc Most probably the problem didn't happen with their testing machines.

masemoel

masemoel

On Linux Mint 20.2 and with the latest Opera upgrade, I got YT live streaming and Instagram videos playing properly with the following script:

https://github.com/nicolas-meilan/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg

I've tried it without Chrome installed, though the script recommends to have it installed. The scripts mentioned above resulted in Opera bricked/not even opening for me...

xZero

xZero

My script seems to brick the most recent versions of Opera. I am working on a resolution. Until then, a warning is added to the script.

If you ended up with your Opera bricked, you can restore the backup of the changed file:

cd /usr/lib/opera/
cp -v libffmpeg.so.bak libffmpeg.so