The Videos Don't Play Topic
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xZero last edited by xZero Aug 4, 2023, 11:34 PM Aug 4, 2023, 11:32 PM
@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/operaln -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.
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arturoverbel last edited by Aug 10, 2023, 11:21 PM
@xzero That's work perfectly for me. Thank you very much !!
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jedi-am last edited by Aug 19, 2023, 1:52 PM
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 !!!!!
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maniganala last edited by Aug 19, 2023, 1:59 PM
I uninstalled Opera.
That was the best solution for me. -
jedi-am last edited by Aug 19, 2023, 2:03 PM
But it is suprising that you still in their forum, if you are not using it anymore. LOL.
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superflixla last edited by Sep 11, 2023, 11:17 PM
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 last edited by vbnvbn Sep 12, 2023, 1:20 PM Sep 12, 2023, 1:19 PM
@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).
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iamreinaldo last edited by Sep 16, 2023, 1:30 PM
@xzero man, I really like to use Opera and you just saved me.
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mickyyonn last edited by Nov 21, 2023, 12:39 PM
@pixcatholica same issue with me, tried many things but not working for me.
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exiort last edited by Nov 28, 2023, 3:37 PM
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 Moderator Volunteer last edited by Nov 28, 2023, 11:05 PM
@exiort None of the solutions above help?
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RungeKutta last edited by Sep 24, 2024, 8:35 PM
I create a script that install the broken library and fix the opera bug.
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adamblackburn last edited by Nov 24, 2024, 10:21 PM
@RungeKutta Thank you for creating that script, worked perfectly for me!
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shopeandodev last edited by Dec 3, 2024, 4:50 PM
@geokar this work perfect for me on LMDE 6... Thanks buddy