The Videos Don't Play Topic

@firigion Good

hi,
I have noticed that Opera on Linux (Mint cinnamon 21.1) has problem with videos of BBC (e.g. REEL) or CNN (e.g. news) and shows a weird error code.
Because Firefox won't have this problem I believe that it must be an Opera bug.

@joeschwarz Check the whole topic above.
Also check https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/wiki/opera/linux_libffmpeg_config and https://forums.opera.com/topic/37539/solved-solving-the-problem-of-the-opera-browser-with-video-playback-in-ubuntu-and-similar-distributions-linux-mint-kde-neon/

@leocg
Thanks for the great hint. It works line charm. Here are the steps that what I've done:

1. run Opera, click "about" and scroll up to look for the install path. Here: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera, then run: killall opera
2. cd /usr/lib/.../opera
3. sudo mv libffmpeg.so libffmpeg.so_original
4. snap install chromium-ffmpeg
5. cd /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/
6. look for the most actual version:chronium-ffmpeg-XXXXX. Here: chromium-ffmpeg-108372//chromium-ffmpeg
7. sudo ln -sf /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-108372/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so libffmpeg.so

Finish. Start opera Opera, goto www.bbc.com and try with any REEL video....to see if it might work and...it works!
Joe

@marcorboels Worked perfect for me

In the "software manager" of Mint now you can download flatpack package with the codecs integrated, no more struggle.

@mr-matt-eastwood Thank you! This worked for me too. Of-course the path was a bit different for me. Specifically it was "/snap/chromium-ffmpeg/30/chromium-ffmpeg-108372/chromium-ffmpeg" and it had other options, but it worked!

OK After one year this script works very well again.

@styen It worked for me thank you!

@leocg it's sad, but a browser that can't watch videos is just useless

what I do?
Opera One(version: 100.0.4815.21)
Opera is up to date
Update stream:Stable
System:Linux Mint 21.1 (x86_64; X-Cinnamon)
Chromium version:114.0.5735.110
Browser identification
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/114.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 OPR/100.0.0.0

help me please

@999lucia-mi-amor999 Check https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/wiki/opera/linux_libffmpeg_config

@marek-online said in [Solved]Solving the problem of the Opera browser with video playback in Ubuntu and similar distributions (Linux Mint, KDE neon):

higher

Just this one solved. Thanks a lot

I'm facing an issue while trying to stream videos from [MODERATION: removed links] on the Opera browser. Despite trying all above troubleshooting methods, I haven't been able to resolve the problem. I'm reaching out to the community for any suggestions or alternative solutions you might have.

Here's a summary of the steps I've taken so far:

Checked my internet connection: It's stable, as I can stream from other platforms without any issues.

Updated Opera: I'm using the latest version of the browser to ensure compatibility.

Cleared cache and cookies: Tried removing browsing data to address potential conflicts, but it didn't help.

Disabled extensions/plugins: Temporarily turned off all extensions and plugins, but the problem persisted.

Tried private browsing: Attempted to stream in incognito mode, but still encountered the same issue.

Updated Adobe Flash Player: Ensured Flash Player was up to date, but it didn't solve the problem.

Contacted Opera support: Reached out to them, but their response didn't offer a specific solution for GogoAnime streaming.

I'm feeling discouraged after trying these steps with no success. If anyone has experienced a similar issue or has any suggestions, please share your insights.

Thank you for your assistance!

[MODERATION: removed links]

@gogoanime6 Opera does not incluse proprietary video codecs.. Find the package chromium-codecs-extra or corresponding package for your system for Opera's version of Chromium and install it.

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

Can confirm this solved the issue for me.
I figured out how to use snap library, as @mr-matt-eastwood suggested.

On Manjaro Linux 20, opera directory is /usr/lib/opera.
You don't have to delete original libffmpeg.so file, but just rename it to whatever (including extension).

Steps:

# If you cannot use sudo -i, then just prefix your commands with sudo
sudo -i 
# Close your browser by hand. Following command will ensure no Opera processes are running in the background
killall opera
cd /usr/lib/opera
# Some software automatically loads any .so/.dll file that is present. Not sure for Opera, but just in case
mv libffmpeg.so libffmpeg.so_original
snap install chromium-ffmpeg
# Please note that chromium-ffmpeg-95241 path might differ. Just pickup one with highest number. 
ln -sf /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-95241/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so libffmpeg.so

Works like charm.

This worked like charm. Only change I noticed is opera path: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera for version 100.0.4815.76

that worked. thanks.

@marek-online Worked well with my Xubuntu 22,04 LTS here. I just created a backup of this original shitty ffmpeg and changed the second command to the corresponding folder in my computer:

sudo cp /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/34/chromium-ffmpeg-111306/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera-beta/libffmpeg.so

Thank you all for the tips!

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

Can confirm this solved the issue for me.
I figured out how to use snap library, as @mr-matt-eastwood suggested.

On Manjaro Linux 20, opera directory is /usr/lib/opera.
You don't have to delete original libffmpeg.so file, but just rename it to whatever (including extension).

Steps:

# If you cannot use sudo -i, then just prefix your commands with sudo
sudo -i 
# Close your browser by hand. Following command will ensure no Opera processes are running in the background
killall opera
cd /usr/lib/opera
# Some software automatically loads any .so/.dll file that is present. Not sure for Opera, but just in case
mv libffmpeg.so libffmpeg.so_original
snap install chromium-ffmpeg
# Please note that chromium-ffmpeg-95241 path might differ. Just pickup one with highest number. 
ln -sf /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-95241/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so libffmpeg.so

Works like charm.

This works on Fedora (38 Workstation tested) as well, but paths are slightly different.
chromium-ffmpeg snap: /var/lib/snapd/snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-111306/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so
Opera install dir: /usr/lib64/opera

ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/chromium-ffmpeg-111306/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib64/opera/libffmpeg.so

chromium-ffmpeg version might differ, so make sure to find the directory with the highest number by using:

ls -al /var/lib/snapd/snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current/

As always, make sure to backup original libffmpeg.so file, as I had experience where Opera would refuse to start with new file - probably incompatible version.