Cannot play Netflix or Amazon videos

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @BES234 last edited by burnout426

@bes234 said in Cannot play Netflix or Amazon videos:

It shouldn't be this hard

• Goto the URL opera://about and take note of the "install" path and the Chrome version in the User-Agent string under "Browser Identification". For Opera 84, that's 98. Will be 99 for Opera 85.

• Go here and download libffmpeg.so for the Chrome version to your Downloads folder.

• Close Opera.

• Open up a terminal and run these commands (adjust paths for your install location if they're different):

  sudo mkdir /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra
  

  and

  sudo mv /home/yourusername/Downloads/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra/
  

and you're done.

Then, when Opera updates to version 85, download the newer libffmpeg.so and just do the mv command (since the lib_extra folder will already be there).

[ESampson]

ESampson last edited by

Hi @bes234,

Please check the issue you're experiencing with Netflix and Amazon videos on Ubuntu is likely due to the lack of proper digital rights management (DRM) support on your Linux system. Both Netflix and Amazon use DRM to protect their content, and while Windows has built-in support for these DRM protocols, Linux distributions like Ubuntu require additional setup. In Windows with Opera GX, DRM components are already integrated and enabled, which is why you don't face any issues. On Ubuntu, you may need to enable DRM in your browser settings or install additional libraries, such as Widevine, to resolve the errors.

Try checking your browser settings or looking for Linux-specific solutions to enable DRM support.

[Likitthakul]

Likitthakul last edited by

Yes am getting posted this video

[Likitthakul]

Likitthakul @ESampson last edited by

@esampson said in Cannot play Netflix or Amazon videos:

Hi @bes234,

Please check the issue you're experiencing with Netflix and Amazon videos on Ubuntu is likely due to the lack of proper digital rights management (DRM) support on your Linux system. Both Netflix and Amazon use DRM to protect their content, and while Windows has built-in support for these DRM protocols, Linux distributions like Ubuntu require additional setup. In Windows with Opera GX, DRM components are already integrated and enabled, which is why you don't face any issues. On Ubuntu, you may need to enable DRM in your browser settings or install additional libraries, such as Widevine, to resolve the errors.

Try checking your browser settings or looking for Linux-specific solutions to enable DRM support.

Your are showing netflix you ok

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Likitthakul @Likitthakul last edited by Likitthakul

Can't you are tafe it fo your with it this show netflix.

[ESampson]

ESampson @ESampson last edited by

@esampson Hi its a great and best reply to this issue...Take a stab at really looking at your program settings or searching for Linux-explicit answers for empower DRM support.

[Kauazn08]

Kauazn08 last edited by

Did anyone manage to resolve this? I can't see any type of media in this browser, but in Chrom and others, yes, the problem is that Opera is my preference but lately it's not worth it for me to open another browser to be able to access this type of content

[sorenfeodor]

sorenfeodor @Kauazn08 last edited by

@kauazn08 Did you try the solutions given in https://forums.opera.com/topic/72349/compilation-discussions-on-problems-playing-videos-on-linux/37?