<![CDATA[Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint]]>I recently switched to Linux Mint from Windows 11. Facing the following issues with Opera not able to play videos on Twitter or Facebook. Interestingly I guess Youtube is able to manage the show though.

Tried these and after reboot Opera itself does not launch. Had to purge opera totally and reinstall again.

sudo rm /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/
sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install core
sudo snap install chromium-ffmpeg
sudo mkdir /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra
sudo ln -s /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-98516/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra
]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/65303/video-and-opera-does-not-seem-to-be-going-good-on-linux-mintRSS for NodeWed, 15 Apr 2026 00:34:13 GMTSun, 13 Aug 2023 11:00:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:26:12 GMT]]>@mochica This worked for me! I got the latest version of the linux zip, and replaced it with the command line using this:

sudo mv <new_file/file_location> <existing_file/file_location>

it was slow to load in the first video, but it looks like it's just because it's the first video it's loading with the new libffmpeg.so file (Also, because of the nature of the website that is loading in this class recording).

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/400525https://forums.opera.com/post/400525Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:26:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Thu, 15 Jan 2026 04:07:57 GMT]]>@mochica

This script fix the issue of video not playing every time Opera is updated.
And it has an option to run it automatically every time the browser is updated. Works great for me.

https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/398244https://forums.opera.com/post/398244Thu, 15 Jan 2026 04:07:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:24:55 GMT]]>There's a funny thing: Opera worked perfectly for me regarding playing video and then after an update, it hasn't worked anymore. "opera-stable" loll. Very stable.
Anyway, alternative way to the solution of @Foxbiker is to use libffmpeg of codium.

sudo rm /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera-stable/libffmpeg.so
sudo ln -s /usr/share/codium/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera-stable/libffmpeg.so
]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/397815https://forums.opera.com/post/397815Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:24:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:15:54 GMT]]>Today I tried the procedure to replace the libffmpeg.so file from Chromium and it works fine. Over time only the path to the files changed. Now it is:

I deleted the libffmpeg.so file from Opera with:
sudo rm /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera-stable/libffmpeg.so

and copied the better one from the new Chromium:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/chromium/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera-stable/libffmpeg.so

Thank you for this advice. I was already desperate and tried using other browsers like Firefox or Chromium, but for me Opera is the best for many practical reasons.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/397791https://forums.opera.com/post/397791Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:15:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:45:48 GMT]]>libffmpeg.so from Balena Etcher Saved my OPERA!!!

0b258c4f-4445-4ab1-8223-6a85063dc56d-image.png

libffmpeg.so 2,783,016 07/29/25
vs
libffmpeg.so 1,572,088 12/10/2025

leaving out the important part....

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/397567https://forums.opera.com/post/397567Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:45:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:22:36 GMT]]>libffmpeg.so from Balena Etcher saved my Opera!!!!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/397565https://forums.opera.com/post/397565Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:22:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:37:00 GMT]]>@jito463 Yeah they can f... off its not up to me to fix their shit and I'm definitely not going to install another program Snap just so i can have 1 app

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/389717https://forums.opera.com/post/389717Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:37:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Tue, 20 May 2025 20:11:37 GMT]]>@lavanyadeepak-0

I ran into the same issue, so I reported it as a bug to opera and got this automated bug fix response, they must get it a lot. I haven't tried it yet but I thought that I would post in in here as another fix method:

Automation for Jira commented:

It looks like your report is connected with media issues on Linux OS.
Unfortunately, Opera .deb and .rpm versions don't support the H.264/MP4 codec natively. We recommend using snap to avoid problems with codecs.

If you want to fix it manually, please try the following steps:
You should have Chromium installed on your system.

Download Chromium.
Run the following command in Linux Shell:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/chromium-browser/libs/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra/libffmpeg.so.32
(This command links the Chromium libffmpeg.so file to Opera.)
Now restart Opera and visit this site to check if HTML5 playback works correctly.
image

Thank you for helping improve Opera!

Best wishes, the Opera Desktop Team

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/385220https://forums.opera.com/post/385220Tue, 20 May 2025 20:11:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:37:50 GMT]]>@lavanyadeepak-0 The same happened to me, but after I closed Opera and run it again, everything is fine. All videos are working like a charm. thank you @mochica

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/382424https://forums.opera.com/post/382424Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:37:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:34:46 GMT]]>Have you tried updating your codecs or switching the video renderer in Opera’s settings? Sometimes adjusting those can help improve performance. Also, checking if hardware acceleration is enabled might be worth a try. Let me know if that helps!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/378056https://forums.opera.com/post/378056Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:34:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Mon, 24 Feb 2025 01:11:18 GMT]]>I couldn't find package that contains libffmpeg on APT repo (and I don't really trust results on internet). So I copied codium's libffmpeg into Opera's lib_extra. This routine fixed video problem for me.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/378001https://forums.opera.com/post/378001Mon, 24 Feb 2025 01:11:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:10:15 GMT]]>@mochica this is right.

but for some people who user some package manager such snap, flatpak, aur, yay etc. the correct directory is /usr/lib/opera.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/377366https://forums.opera.com/post/377366Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:10:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Wed, 04 Sep 2024 23:13:16 GMT]]>@styen Thank you, this solution worked excellent with Linux Mint 22.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/359174https://forums.opera.com/post/359174Wed, 04 Sep 2024 23:13:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:07:48 GMT]]>@styen Thank you so much!!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/352495https://forums.opera.com/post/352495Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:07:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:01:14 GMT]]>@styen you are a angel , thanks

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/352256https://forums.opera.com/post/352256Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:01:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:39:11 GMT]]>@styen Thanks for this solution. I almost uninstalled Opera because of the video issue. Now it's working fine. The only thing is that I couldn't install opera-stable via apt, so I downloaded the latest deb installer from Opera homepage. The Linux Mint repo must be lacking opera-stable

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/345058https://forums.opera.com/post/345058Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:39:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Thu, 07 Mar 2024 03:11:12 GMT]]>@jito463

That's funny, I am in the almost exact opposite situation in that this bug has convinced me to finally completely ditch Windows for desktop use and re-embrace Linux/BSD as a viable daily driver OS.

Running into a show-stopper bug and then being able to fix said bug in 5 minutes with minimal searching reminds me of what Linux on the Desktop is really for. Which is that enjoyment found in being bogged down by random problems which don't occur with other systems/software, using previously developed skills and knowledge to fix the problem in a completely hack manner (as in messy and half-assed) which in turn allows one to develop a massive and completely useless Superiority Complex over the M$/iO$ plebs.

It's good to be back.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/344630https://forums.opera.com/post/344630Thu, 07 Mar 2024 03:11:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:57:23 GMT]]>I am sadly used to it already, made it work via manual downloads and replacing the /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmeg.so in any form.
Used to do it via snap on fedora, this time i installed mint and just downloaded the zip from github.

You can script it or just do not upgrade your browser automatically and plan it. It basically are just 3 steps to do:

  • update your browser, test if media files still work
  • download the ffmpeg
  • replace the opera supplied file with a symlink or just the new file and restart your browser.

The browser is worth a bit of extra effort in my case, firefox and chrome variants just aint my piece of pie. I read somewhere that Opera could not include the media codec files because of licensing types but not sure how much of that is true.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/344261https://forums.opera.com/post/344261Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:57:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:07:06 GMT]]>I have Opera version 107 and libffmpeg.so version .84 from the link above https://github.com/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases

worked for me.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/343829https://forums.opera.com/post/343829Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:07:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Sun, 18 Feb 2024 04:00:58 GMT]]>This works but I had to right-click, 'open as root' in order to paste the libffmpeg.so file.

I know it adds another 15mb or so to the file size, but if you don't do a symlink it is pretty annoying to have to do this every time, when the developers could simply use the correct yet larger file.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/343261https://forums.opera.com/post/343261Sun, 18 Feb 2024 04:00:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:23:11 GMT]]>This is stupid, I should't install some codes and use terminal just to be able to use this browser, all other browsers work just fine out of the box. It's WTF moment to be honest. I don't event know why they bother supporting linux version of browser if it's not usable anyway.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/342870https://forums.opera.com/post/342870Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:23:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:50:16 GMT]]>@jito463 I feel you. Sadly I think this is the roadmap for me too 😞

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/333922https://forums.opera.com/post/333922Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:50:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:02:16 GMT]]>You know, I have to thank the Opera team. Because of this issue after installing Linux on my work PC, I have finally decided to ditch ChrOpera once and for all. It's been a long time coming, with multiple aggravations/ irritations, and this just made it easy to take the final step. I was going to try and fix the issue with the above steps, but I'm finally fed up.

So thank you Opera dev team.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/333918https://forums.opera.com/post/333918Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:02:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Video and Opera does not seem to be going good on Linux Mint on Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:53:44 GMT]]>I am using th libffmpeg.so from the Slack installation. Bottom line, if you already have libffmpeg.so installed, just backup /usr/lib64/opera/libffmpeg.so and then do a symlink for /usr/lib/slack/libffmpeg.so.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/332411https://forums.opera.com/post/332411Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:53:44 GMT