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    • mtompset
      mtompset last edited by

      It's all about the libffmpeg.so file, as far as I can tell.
      On my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS machine, I have Chrome, Chromium, Opera, and perhaps other browsers installed.

      Granted your version of Chromium may differ, and the location of library may differ too, but this generally fixed my opera's inability to play.

      $ sudo cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so.original
      $ sudo cp /snap/chromium/1229/usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so.chromium.1229
      $ sudo cp /snap/chromium/1229/usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so

      Notice I purposefully created a backup copy to replace if things go horribly wrong. Also a good idea to not do this while Opera is open. 🙂

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      • sunnycloud1758
        sunnycloud1758 @PixCatholica last edited by

        @PixCatholica Opera version 70.0.3728.59
        System:Linux Mint 20 (x86_64; X-Cinnamon)
        For me there is problem with HTML5 what was worked earlier.
        It is not clear for me whether there is issue with latest Mint update or latest Opera update because before I've got both these updates all worked just fine!
        Can't say for sure at what point this issue started since I am not using YT on daily basis.

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        • supermen
          supermen last edited by

          Opera v 69
          Linux Mint 20 (Cinnamon)

          It annoys me to no end that my favorite browser doesn't work 100% on Linux Mint. I have issues with video playback on Twitter and Youtube Live. There are probably other video playbacks that don't work but I didn't to to those particular sites.
          The only thing that solved this problem for me was to enable snap, install snap store and then install Opera and chromium-ffmpeg-extra as snap apps. Basically, recreate the steps as in Ubuntu (I have Ubuntu on my other PC and everything works fine there).
          Enabling snap was the only thing that worked. I tried installing chromium-ffmpeg-extra via terminal, deleting libffmpeg.so, then linking it to another file, I tried Opera 70 (beta), I installed Ubuntu restricted extras....no luck. Only snap helped.

          I am really disappointed that one of the best, if not the best browser out there, trips over on such minuscule things. I've seen on the forums that it's some sort of a legal issue? Solve it, handle it! I don't see Firefox having a legal issue.
          These things must work out of the box I you want people to spread the word of Opera as the best browser out there.

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          • truden
            truden @PixCatholica last edited by

            @PixCatholica, I did some research and replaced libffmpeg.so with the one I downloaded from https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial-updates/amd64/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra/download
            Download the package, find libffmpeg.so in it and extract it.
            Open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu (this path may vary) click with right mouse button on "opera" folder and "Open as Root". Replace the libffmpeg.so with the new file.
            Now you can play videos.

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            • pegasisworks
              pegasisworks last edited by

              how do you fix this in linux mint

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              • Thor 0
                Thor 0 last edited by

                @truden, brilliant idea and the only one that worked for me on Ubuntu 20.04. It seems the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra package that ships with this distro is empty (as of this writing).
                Great job!

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                • Vozzy
                  Vozzy @truden last edited by

                  The solution @truden provides works like a charm on my system.
                  Thanks!

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                  • clatsopduck
                    clatsopduck last edited by

                    I've been happily running Lubuntu on several machines - installed Opera and ran it just fine on those - including YouTube videos.

                    Hubby installed a fresh copy of Xubuntu on a laptop plus Opera and nope, it will not play YouTube videos.

                    "Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available."

                    I've added the YouTube Flash & HTML5 extension and restarted the machine, but it still won't work. I even turned off the VPN and made sure YouTube thinks I'm where I am... But still the same error.

                    Hubby doesn't like Opera, so won't put any effort into fixing my problem. Can anyone help?

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                    • jeremias333
                      jeremias333 @clatsopduck last edited by

                      @clatsopduck same problem to me

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                      • clatsopduck
                        clatsopduck @jeremias333 last edited by

                        @jeremias333 - I'm glad I'm not the only one, but I had hoped someone would give me some ideas...

                        Hubby finally looked at it - and although regular videos work, livestreams won't at all. So, I have to use Chrome for those.

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                        • dperecky
                          dperecky last edited by

                          For new YouTube videos... I get this message many times:

                          Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available.
                          Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video.
                          

                          OperaHTML5Error.PNG

                          I have to take the link and replug it into a different browser to see these videos...

                          This happened on Opera for Linux.... on various ubuntus 18.04 and 20, and in PopOs 18.04 and now... version 20.04 LTS // Opera is up to date: version 68.0.3618.165

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                          • mtompset
                            mtompset last edited by

                            When I log into netflix and get Error O7355, I run this script. I have Chromium installed as a snap on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

                            #!/bin/bash

                            DATE=date --iso-8601
                            cp /snap/chromium/current/usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so.chromium.$DATE
                            if [ ! -f "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so.opera.$DATE" ]; then
                            cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so.opera.$DATE
                            fi
                            cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so.chromium.$DATE /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so

                            I have had to do this every single time opera updates.

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                            • dperecky
                              dperecky @dperecky last edited by

                              @dperecky - This works now!! I can watch very new YouTube videos.... 2hrs fresh... with Opera!

                              That's so great!

                              This is for: ```
                              Version:68.0.3618.165
                              Opera is up to date
                              Update stream:Stable
                              System:Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS (x86_64; pop:GNOME)

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                              • pavlar 0
                                pavlar 0 last edited by pavlar 0

                                ![alt text](Снимок экрана в 2020-10-09 16-20-18.png image url)

                                opera-stable 70.0.3728.154 amd64 Fast, secure, easy-to-use web browser

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                                • wmomesso
                                  wmomesso @truden last edited by

                                  @truden thanks resolved!

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                                  • klcjr77
                                    klcjr77 last edited by leocg

                                    I keep getting this notice from YouTube.
                                    This needs to be fixed on Opera's end. We cannot do anything. NO add-on nor extension works.
                                    Screenshot from 2020-10-19 17-48-02.png

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                                    • ilbert
                                      ilbert last edited by

                                      I'm running Opera 71.0.3770.271 on elementary OS 5.1.7 Hera (Ubuntu-based distro) and I can't play videos from any website except Youtube (live videos don't work even on YT).

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @ilbert last edited by

                                        @ilbert See above

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                                        • ilbert
                                          ilbert @truden last edited by ilbert

                                          @truden didn't work for me, I'm on elementaryOS Hera (Ubuntu 18.04 based).
                                          Now I'm getting this error:
                                          Screenshot from 2020-10-20 23-21-51.png

                                          Now Opera crashes also on screenshot.

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                                          • truden
                                            truden @ilbert last edited by

                                            @ilbert try this - https://snapcraft.io/install/ffmpeg/elementary

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