The Videos Don't Play Topic

[xZero]

xZero @xZero last edited by xZero

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

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.

This works on Fedora (38 Workstation tested) as well, but paths are slightly different.
chromium-ffmpeg snap: /var/lib/snapd/snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-111306/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so
Opera install dir: /usr/lib64/opera

ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-111306/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib64/opera/libffmpeg.so

chromium-ffmpeg version might differ, so make sure to find the directory with the highest number by using:

ls -al /var/lib/snapd/snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/

As always, make sure to backup original libffmpeg.so file, as I had experience where Opera would refuse to start with new file - probably incompatible version.

[arturoverbel]

arturoverbel @xZero last edited by

@xzero That's work perfectly for me. Thank you very much !!

[jedi-am]

jedi-am last edited by

This should not be up to the user to fix this.

Even they release a complete new version and still dont fix with problem with find codecs path installed in the user machine !!!!!

[maniganala]

maniganala last edited by

I uninstalled Opera.
That was the best solution for me.

[jedi-am]

jedi-am @maniganala last edited by

@maniganala

But it is suprising that you still in their forum, if you are not using it anymore. LOL.

[superflixla]

superflixla last edited by

I am getting this error in most of the websites except YouTube and few others.
plz help i am unable to see videos on websites like
https://superflix.la/

[vbnvbn]

vbnvbn @superflixla last edited by vbnvbn

@superflixla
Try these different versions of libffmpeg.so until opera start opening on your system:

https://github.com/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases

https://repo.herecura.eu/herecura/x86_64/

https://launchpad.net/~savoury1/+archive/ubuntu/chromium

In case you don't know how, find opera folder in /usr/ folder (with the command: find /usr/ -depth -maxdepth 10 -iname 'opera') and copy libffmpeg.so in it (that file should already be in that folder).

[superflixla]

superflixla @vbnvbn last edited by

@vbnvbn Thank you very much!

[iamreinaldo]

iamreinaldo @xZero last edited by

@xzero man, I really like to use Opera and you just saved me.
Thank you very much!

[mickyyonn]

mickyyonn @PixCatholica last edited by

@pixcatholica same issue with me, tried many things but not working for me.

[exiort]

exiort last edited by

Hi everyone!
I started to use opera on my personal laptop. My OS is Ubuntu 23.10 with kernel Linux 6.5.0-13-generic.
My problem is when I go Youtube, Most of videos play properly but some of videos does not play with this error: "Your browser can't play this video."
What may cause it, and how to solve it?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @exiort last edited by

@exiort None of the solutions above help?

[RungeKutta]

RungeKutta last edited by

I create a script that install the broken library and fix the opera bug.

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

[RungeKutta]

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[adamblackburn]

adamblackburn @RungeKutta last edited by

@RungeKutta Thank you for creating that script, worked perfectly for me!

[shopeandodev]

shopeandodev @geokar last edited by

@geokar this work perfect for me on LMDE 6... Thanks buddy

[jcdomingos]

jcdomingos last edited by

Install Chromium
Copy the file libffmpeg.so to Opera
sudo cp /usr/lib/chromium/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so

[salientgreen]

salientgreen last edited by

Re: FFMPEG installation instructions

1. Install Chromium
   A. Open a terminal and run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install chromium-browser

2. Copy and Run the Script
   A. Copy the script below and paste it into your terminal:

cat <<'EOF' > fix_opera_video.sh
#!/bin/bash

# Check if script is run as root
if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then 
  echo "Please run as root (use sudo)"
  exit 1
fi

# Define paths
CHROMIUM_FFMPEG="/usr/lib/chromium/libffmpeg.so"
OPERA_FFMPEG="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so"

# Define messages
ERROR_CHROMIUM_NOT_FOUND="Error: Chromium libffmpeg.so not found at \$CHROMIUM_FFMPEG"
SEARCH_PATHS="lets search for the current paths:"
SUCCESS_COPY="Successfully copied libffmpeg.so to Opera"
RESTART_OPERA="Please restart Opera for changes to take effect"
ERROR_COPY="Error copying file"

# Function to search for libffmpeg.so
search_libffmpeg() {
  echo "\$SEARCH_PATHS"
  find /usr/lib -name libffmpeg.so
}

# Function to handle errors
handle_error() {
  echo "\$1"
  search_libffmpeg
  exit 1
}

# Check if source file exists
if [ ! -f "\$CHROMIUM_FFMPEG" ]; then
  handle_error "\$ERROR_CHROMIUM_NOT_FOUND"
fi

# Create backup if opera file exists
if [ -f "\$OPERA_FFMPEG" ]; then
  echo "Creating backup of existing Opera libffmpeg.so"
  cp "\$OPERA_FFMPEG" "\${OPERA_FFMPEG}.backup"
fi

# Copy the file
echo "Copying Chromium libffmpeg.so to Opera..."
cp "\$CHROMIUM_FFMPEG" "\$OPERA_FFMPEG"

if [ \$? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "\$SUCCESS_COPY"
  echo "\$RESTART_OPERA"
else
  handle_error "\$ERROR_COPY"
fi
EOF

B. Run the script as root:

sudo bash ./fix_opera_video.sh

Done!

What is happeneing HERE?!!!

This script fixes video playback issues in the Opera browser by copying the libffmpeg.so file from Chromium’s installation directory to Opera’s directory. The libffmpeg.so library enables support for proprietary video codecs (like H.264) in Opera.

What the script does:

1. Checks for root permissions:
   Ensures the script is run as root (using sudo), since it needs permission to modify system files.
2. Defines the source and destination paths:
   Source: /usr/lib/chromium/libffmpeg.so (from Chromium)
   Destination: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so (Opera’s location)
   3, Checks if the Chromium libffmpeg.so exists:
   If not found, it prints an error and searches for any libffmpeg.so files on the system.
3. Backs up Opera’s existing libffmpeg.so:
   If Opera already has a libffmpeg.so, it creates a backup before overwriting.
4. Copies the file:
   Copies Chromium’s libffmpeg.so to Opera’s directory.
   Prints success or error messages:
5. Informs the user if the operation was successful and reminds them to restart Opera.

In short:
It enables video playback in Opera by replacing Opera’s libffmpeg.so with the one from Chromium, backing up the original, and providing helpful messages throughout the process.