On Ubuntu 16/18 LTS, you can bring support for Netflix by copying the libffmpeg file from Google Chrome. You can run the simple command:

sudo cp /usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so

Been using this for two years. Haven't had an issue yet!

There are new changes with the release of Ubuntu 19.10 that interrupt Opera's support for Widevine and H.264 videos. Note that this solution assumes you have Google Chrome installed. I've only had time to test this on Ubuntu.

With previous iterations of Ubuntu (e.g. 18.04 and 19.04) I was had widevine (Netflix, Amazon Prime) and H.264 (YouTube) support with a simple adjustments. You need to copy over Google Chrome's libffmpeg.so file over to Opera's directory

sudo cp /usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so 

However, in Ubuntu 19.10 things changed a bit. The libffmpeg.so file moved to /usr/share/code/libffmpeg.so. The fix was fairly easy

sudo cp /usr/share/code/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so

This returned support for H.264 videos (YouTube). But widefine was still missing. Again, files moved with Ubuntu 19.10's release. Here is where I found the necessary libwidevinecdm.so file.

sudo cp /opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm/_platform_specific/linux_x64/libwidevinecdm.so /opt/google/chrome/libwidevinecdm.so

Looking at Opera's files we can see that it utilizes Google's files once again.

(base) jonathan@asus:~$ cat /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/resources/widevine_config.json 
[
{
    "preload" : "/opt/google/chrome/libwidevinecdm.so"
},
{
    "preload" : "/opt/google/chrome-beta/libwidevinecdm.so"
},
{
    "preload" : "/opt/google/chrome-unstable/libwidevinecdm.so"
}
]

So the fix is to copy that livwidevinecdm.so to one of those directories. The above command does so.

I hope this helps anyone out there encountering this problem. Comments and suggestions are welcome (especially for non-Ubuntu distributions).

Are you on linux? What distro are you using? If you're on anything Debian/Ubuntu based, then see this post for solutions dealing with codecs and Widevine. Widevine + H.264 Support on Ubuntu 19.10

Have you taken a look at previous posts regarding this issue? Here is a solution Widevine + H.264 Support on Ubuntu 19.10

Consider reviewing the answer on Widevine + H.264 Support on Ubuntu 19.10
for support Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, etc...

@parasit you may need to just re-copy the files to their correct locations. It's not a big deal. Takes 1 minute.

@parasit no idea what people are complaining about. I have no issue watching Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime content.

Please see the solution in Widevine + H.264 Support on Ubuntu 19.10

FYI I am watching Netflix in Opera + Ubuntu right now.

Are you on linux? What distro are you using? If you're on anything Debian/Ubuntu based, then see this post for solutions dealing with codecs and Widevine. Widevine + H.264 Support on Ubuntu 19.10

@romanzipp are you using Google Chrome from https://www.google.com/chrome/ ? You should download the .deb file from that source to install Google Chrome. Don't use Chromium or snap to install Google Chrome. This applies to Opera as well. Download Opera from https://www.opera.com/download .

@undencem I am able to watch that video just fine using Opera version 62.0.3331.116

I'm currently watching Netflix right now on Ubuntu 19.10 using the solution: Widevine + H.264 Support on Ubuntu 19.10.

• Opera version 62.0.3331.116

Hello,

I've created an article addressing the issues created by the newest version of Ubuntu 19.10. Please follow the link https://forums.opera.com/topic/36229/widevine-h-264-support-on-ubuntu-19-10