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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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        • xZero
          xZero last edited by

          Can confirm this solved the issue for me.
          I figured out how to use snap library, as @mr-matt-eastwood suggested.

          On Manjaro Linux 20, opera directory is /usr/lib/opera.
          You don't have to delete original libffmpeg.so file, but just rename it to whatever (including extension).

          Steps:

          # If you cannot use sudo -i, then just prefix your commands with sudo
          sudo -i 
          # Close your browser by hand. Following command will ensure no Opera processes are running in the background
          killall opera
          cd /usr/lib/opera
          # Some software automatically loads any .so/.dll file that is present. Not sure for Opera, but just in case
          mv libffmpeg.so libffmpeg.so_original
          snap install chromium-ffmpeg
          # Please note that chromium-ffmpeg-95241 path might differ. Just pickup one with highest number. 
          ln -sf /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-95241/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so libffmpeg.so
          

          Works like charm.

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          • Thor 0
            Thor 0 last edited by

            Seems like any libffmpeg.so file will do - other than the one that ships with my Ubuntu Opera packages!!
            I'm currently using the libffmpeg.so that came with the vsCode snap, and it seems I need to be updating the link after each Opera security update.

            I'd like to join the choir of people demanding Opera fix this issue.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User @vladimir-bardakov last edited by

              @vladimir-bardakov
              Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon, Opera v.70 without Chromium browser
              After
              $ sudo snap install chromium-ffmpeg
              in my OS the command and paths are:
              $ sudo cp /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/15/chromium-ffmpeg-9xxxx/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so
              9xxxx - there is a few of them, I chose 95241 only because I thoubht the higher number=latest version. Can't say it's true for sure.

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              • cedarviola
                cedarviola @leocg last edited by

                @leocg -- I came in late to the game. Can you please give a link or reference to the legalities?

                Other browsers do not seem to have this trouble. Are they breaking the law?

                I'm sortof new to Linux, but would love to use my favorite browser --Opera.

                All of the suggestions to make it work seem really strange and weird. To my simplistic thinking they should be unnecessary.

                Please help me understand.

                regards
                Jim

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @cedarviola last edited by

                  @cedarviola See https://forums.opera.com/post/150324

                  Browsers like Chrome, Edge and IE for sure can afford buying a license.

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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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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User @clatsopduck last edited by

                      @clatsopduck same problem to me

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                      • clatsopduck
                        clatsopduck @Guest 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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