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danielson

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From: AR - U.S.A.

Registered: 2018-08-29

Posts: 180

DRM for Opera possible?

Chrome or Firefox are always handy to watch videos with DRM requirement.
Can Opera or Vivaldi get it too?

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sickpig

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Registered: 2019-01-08

Posts: 52

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

vivaldi has it ootb hasn't it?
btw what a great amout of RAM u got, i have never used a machine with that much

danielson

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From: AR - U.S.A.

Registered: 2018-08-29

Posts: 180

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

Using mostly Opera as of late (tired of Mozilla shenanigans) but not a huge issue having to use Chrome for DRM videos.

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8G of RAM is better.
Don't know how i put that other number there before.

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sickpig

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Registered: 2019-01-08

Posts: 52

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

the way i got drm to work in opera is download chromium extra ffmpeg codecs, they are in synaptic
then go to /usr/lib/chromium-browser and copy the libffmpeg.so to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera. thats it, opera will start playing drm
i am note sure if it is officially supported or if any law is bent while doing so

danielson

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From: AR - U.S.A.

Registered: 2018-08-29

Posts: 180

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

Thanks!

Not sure...
Did install
extra ffmpeg codecs
but i don't see it in the folder you showed.

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sickpig

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Registered: 2019-01-08

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Re: DRM for Opera possible?

u r right, allow me to give detailed instructions below:

Get chromium's "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra" from here http://ppa.launchpad.net/saiarcot895/ch … m-browser/ Just browse the page, as a web-page

On that page will be a list of links to various chromium crap. Get the best (for you) link to the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra package. It will be something like http://ppa.launchpad.net/saiarcot895/ch … _amd64.deb but the '3452' will have changed.

download the *.deb file

on Debian, use gdebi to install that *.deb . Covert the *.deb to your own distro's packing form on other flavours of linux

Now, you have to copy /usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg over opera's libffmpeg. Do NOT try any linking or using a resources file or directory, or anything involving ffmpeg_preload_config.json. Just copy chromium's copy of ffmpeg over the top of opera's

i see them in my synaptic as they were already installed. You ofcourse will not see in your synaptic as they aren't yet installed. Sorry for the confusion.
I got the above from reditt post a few months ago. I followed the exact above and am enjoying drm in opera since then

Best luck!

danielson

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From: AR - U.S.A.

Registered: 2018-08-29

Posts: 180

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

Have a file (not sure it is the right one) but i can't find Opera's folder!
https://i.imgur.com/aWcZy5M.png

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sickpig

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Registered: 2019-01-08

Posts: 52

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

what do u see here /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera ?

danielson

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From: AR - U.S.A.

Registered: 2018-08-29

Posts: 180

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

Found the Opera folder but... me no no how to open as root (blush).
There's no "open as root" on right-click.

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sickpig

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Registered: 2019-01-08

Posts: 52

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

m sure u will figure it out if not then its natural selection

danielson

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From: AR - U.S.A.

Registered: 2018-08-29

Posts: 180

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

Thank you sickpig for your cues so far.
I know i'm on the right track now.
Just have to let that "natural selection" do its thing.

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sickpig

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Registered: 2019-01-08

Posts: 52

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

ok sorry
what u need to do mate is open terminal type in su and root password then pcmanfm if thats the file manager that u r using
if u using a different one then type its binary name and u r golden
best luck mate!

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danielson

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From: AR - U.S.A.

Registered: 2018-08-29

Posts: 180

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

You did it sickpig!!

Couldn't figure out binary thing (about Dolphin i suppose), so installed pcmanfm and found root option there, yay!

Thank you for hanging in there with me!

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Btw, "the hogs" are pretty well AR state sports mascot.

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sickpig

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Registered: 2019-01-08

Posts: 52

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

Thats what i like to hear!
you are most welcome
glad to know u can now use drm enabled opera.
sorry u had to install pcmanfm, an easy trick i use to find the binary name is search for the package name in synaptic, then hit properties, then click on installed files. The binary is typically found in the location ending with bin.

danielson

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From: AR - U.S.A.

Registered: 2018-08-29

Posts: 180

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

@sickpig - thanks again for the "tutorial", it was another excellent hands-on occasion for (a non-geek like) me to get more familiar with Linux.

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sickpig

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Registered: 2019-01-08

Posts: 52

Re: DRM for Opera possible?

no tutorial mate, i have been there, i know linux has a steep learning curve, but its quite liberating once u gain a certain level of proficiency in it. i wish u all the best.