@tastymineraler I couldn't agree more. I made a rather extensive summary of the problem here. I must say that I've been really patient with opera, and still given it the third, fourth, and fifth chances instead of just switching to Chromium directly.

Well, if you take a look at the summary I linked to you, there you will find in one place all the different voodoo tricks that you can try in order to fix the problem. I also organized the proposals in four distinctive sections. For me, the option number one did the trick. The recipe in short goes as follows (the instructions how to run the code is given in the other thread as well):

1. Install pepperflash-nonfreeplugin
   (and purge all the others)

2. Install the necessary Chrome libs for H.264/MP4
   codec
3. Boot your system
4. Volah!

I hope this helps to fix your problem. Cheers!

How long have you guys had the flash problems?

@tomatoshadow2 Greetings! According to rather a vast review on the post concerning the reported flash problems with Opera[1], they have been around ever since December 2014 - at least.

For example, I was able to get Flash running again by following the instructions at the given link (case number #1), but after the latest Opera update (version 44.0.2510.1449), the problem has re-emerged. This even though the Terminal affirms the following:

chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra is already the newest version (58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1277).

I've been rather patient with Opera on Linux, but I guess I am moving back to Chromium tonight. I wish you good luck solving your Flash problems!

How long have you guys had the flash problems?

It's not flash problems. It's problems with HTML5 video codecs.

@adasiko Only the Opera browser suffers from these kinds of problems while trying to run Flash content. There ain't such problems with Chromium, for example

UPDATE: As been demonstrated in a new thread, Flash video problems never end, the first option might not resolve the case anymore. However, a new solution was suggested by @natasha-from-dnepropetrovsk

 DOWNLOAD:  https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/download/0.20.3/0.20.3-linux-x64.zip
 EXTRACT:   "0.20.3/0.20.3-linux-x64.zip" as "libffmpeg.so"
 RENAME:    "/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so" to "/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so_orig"
 COPY:      "~/Downloads/libffmpeg.so" to "/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/"

According to my calculations, this is now the eighteenth case concerning Flash problems when it comes to the Opera browser. I have Chromium as my backup browser, and I can tell you, no such problem has ever been encountered!

Here are the three most recent cases after the fifteen, when this thread was originally composed: (16) Flash video problems never end, (17) New user Debian - Flash - Licence - Devices - Report, and (18) Flash player not work in Last opera stable and developer

@leocg thanks for your prompt reply!

Yeah, but I'm afraid GNOME Shell integration is one of them...

Greetings!

I'd need to install GNOME Shell integration (available for Chrome at least: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/gnome shell integration) and User Themes (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/), but it seems that this those aren't available to Opera — by default at least.

Having run Chromium before, there were no problems installing various GNOME extension via the browser. With Opera, however, it seems I've crashed into a brick wall.

The extensions I'd like to install are many. Dash to Dock, Hide Activities Button, No Topleft Hot Corner, Frippery Move Clock, Impatience, Topicons Redux, KStatusNotifierItem/AppIndicator Support, Pixel Saver, Sound percentage, just to name a few.

However, none of this is possible without GNOME Shell integration or User Themes, something that doesn't seem to be supporter by Opera, though. So what are my shots? My only chance is to switch to another browser, like Chromium?

I don't think so, and I hope you guys can help me out on that!

Cheers!

@zalex108 I've been now testing Group Your Tabs, but it isn't quite what I was looking for. See, I do have many tabs open, but usually they are from various different websites and domains; the only thing in common is the theme. For example, when you are making Google searches and you right click many prominent websites open into a new tab, that's the kind of organizing / grouping I need in my work - and a lot.

Even an empty tab in all it's simplicity would serve my needs perfectly! But Opera has changed empty tabs to Speed dial, and everytime I boot my system, the Speed dial tabs close

(19) None of the versions of Opera runs a site with flash even in the block exception list, and (20) Opera updated to 49 and now having flash player problems.

This is a result of a throughout and systematic investigation, not just some random sample. The earliest posts date back to 2014/12/03, and the newest one to 2017/11/27

@zalex108 Thanks chap! I wasn't quite aware of that! Let me keep trying from this stand, I'll let you know!

Cheers!

Up to my count, this is now the twentieth case report concerning the compatibility issues with Flash and Opera. There has been introduced a late resolution attempt by @natasha-from-dnepropetrovsk at the aforementioned link. I hope that works out for you folks!

Cheers!

Up to my count, this is now the nineteenth case report concerning the compatibility issues with Flash and Opera. There has been introduced a late resolution attempt by @natasha-from-dnepropetrovsk at the aforementioned link. I hope that works out for you folks.

Cheers!

@msxmaniac I ran /usr/bin/google-chrome-unstable --disable-bundled-ppapi-flash --always-authorize-plugins --allow-outdated-plugins --ppapi-in-process --enable-nacl --ppapi-flash-path=/usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libpepflashplayer.so --ppapi-flash-version=28.0.0.105 via Terminal. This is the output I receive:

bash: /usr/bin/google-chrome-unstable: No such file or directory

Any ideas...? Did I do something wrong, perhaps...?

Up to my count, this is now the eighteenth case report concerning the compatibility issues with Flash and Opera. There has been introduced a late resolution attempt by @natasha-from-dnepropetrovsk at the aforementioned link. I hope that works out for you folks!

Cheers!

@ said in New user Debian - Flash - Licence - Devices - Report:

Opera should use Flash that is installed on your system.

Use Debian Buster (Testing). I have Flash in all browsers. I do not have flash in Opera.

@Guest @leocg Unfortunately the Opera browser does not come with any pre-installed Flash of its own. There's a summary on the reported cases concerning the Flash compatibility problems with Opera, and so far the total count is eighteen cases.

You might want to try the latest instructions provided by @natasha-from-dnepropetrovsk perhaps? Just let me know if it works, we'll work something out!

Cheers!