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Thanks it worked.

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

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

I solved the problem by uninstalling my old install of opera and installing it again via snap (https://snapcraft.io/opera).
I hope it helps you!

snap install opera

Installed Ubuntu 20.04 and had the same problems with videos not playing well with the latest version of Opera. Did what you recommended, uninstalled Opera installed Opera again with snap and this solved all my video issues.

Thanks.

A little update on what is happening now since installing Opera with Snap.
Now have Opera Version: 84.0.4316.21 Opera is up to date.

All videos play fine but Opera takes 40-50 seconds to launch every time at first when booting up my desktop. After this if I close down Opera and re-launch Opera starts up in 5-10 seconds. This long 40-50 second launch of Opera only occurs first time after a fresh PC boot up.

I still have up to date Opera on another SSD running Ubuntu 18.04 and Opera launches in 5-10 seconds on that system.

Strange that up to date Opera takes 40-45 seconds to launch with Ubuntu 20.04 on a new SSD just installed!

Is there some way to speed up this Opera launch?

Chromium and Firefox open in about 5 seconds for me.

Opera takes 40-45 seconds to open after launching it first after booting up PC!
Then if I close Opera and relaunch, Opera will open again in about 5 seconds.

My PC system has all SSDs and 8 GB of RAM.

Just installed Ubuntu 20.04LTS. Added a few programs and such and Opera Version:83.0.4254.27
Opera is up to date.

Boot up 20.04 and when first opening Opera it is very slow to open, taking 40-45 seconds! Once it opens Opera runs fine. When I close it and relaunch, Opera opens in a couple seconds with no problems.

Question is why does it take so long to launch on first launch when powering up?

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

I solved the problem by uninstalling my old install of opera and installing it again via snap (https://snapcraft.io/opera).
I hope it helps you!

snap install opera

Installed Ubuntu 20.04 and had the same problems with videos not playing well with the latest version of Opera. Did what you recommended, uninstalled Opera installed Opera again with snap and this solved all my video issues.

Thanks.

The last couple weeks been having this happen quite often also!

Get this message with it:

All attempts to reload page fail!
You have to shutdown Opera, restart Opera again until this whole 'Page Crashed' sequence begins again, lately a few minutes later!

This is a real pain, especially when you have several tabs open that all have to be created again and again and again!

What gives???

Well today Google Voice refuses to open, or opens then crashes with Opera 67.

However GV runs fine using Firefox.

@jimunderscorep said in Google Voice keeps crashing with Opera :67.0.3575.53:

jimunderscorep

Google Voice is available in North America and Canada for free and works great for calls and text. You need to have a g-mail account for it to work off of. Not sure what other countries it works in . I'm in New York USA.

Today GV opened up and seems to be working with Opera 67.

Get this after a crash also:

Running Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS. Google Voice used to run great with Opera. Now it crashes when trying to load GV, or takes forever trying to load GV.

Anyone have a solution?

Google Voice runs fine using Firefox.

@adasiko

Got printer working with Opera after installing a Brother driver for printing and for scanning.
Printing seems to work now. However still can't get new printer to scan.

Have Opera Version:64.0.3417.92, Opera is up to date.
Got a new Brother laser printer HL-L 2390DW.
Installed it with Windows 10 and it runs fine.

Installed Brother printer on my desktop running Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS and it runs, scans, copies fine using Firefox, Chrome and Vivaldi browsers but can't get it to work with Opera Version:64.0.3417.92.

Help.
What needs to be done to get this Brother laser printer working with Opera 64?

Happy to report Opera is working fine today when using Opera VPN. Can get on the Internet with no problem. Don't know what happened yesterday when nothing would connect when using VPN in spite of VPN looking to be enabled.

Opera Version:62.0.3331.116, Data issue
Been having this problem all day now with Ubuntu 18.04.
Opera works/runs fine until I turn on Opera VPN. When VPN is turned on I keep getting this page below. This message below comes up when all 5 county regions are selected. Nothing works. All sites visited refuse to open.

When VPN is turned off, all sites visited work and load again fine.
Yesterday Opera VPN was working fine. Today nothing works when using Opera VPN. To use the Internet now I have to keep Opera VPN turned off.

A little while ago when using Opera VPN this message comes up:

No internet
No internet

ERR_INTERNET_DISCONNECTED

When Opera's VPN is turned off, everything works fine again.

What's happening?

Will be more descriptive in the future.

Wish this change was not made. The old way was much easier where it was easy to load internal pages from your bookmarks when in private mode.

Just started using it. Glad videos play!

However when going to 'Private browsing' my bookmarks no longer open in private, they go back non-private. Earlier versions allowed all your bookmarks to be viewed in private if you wanted. Is there a way to still do this with Opera 60 when using the Private Window?

Videos still play fine. Showing the current 'Chromium Codecs extra' I have installed now.

Now this below is the OP codecs extra that did not play videos from 15 days ago! Why?

Opera Version:58.0.3135.117 Opera is up to date but Videos don't play, was the Opera version run 15 days ago.

Opera Version:58.0.3135.127 is the version running today. Is this the reason videos now play?