Fix Opera Can't Play Video in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, and More

Linuxslaves.com - So, in my test, Opera for Linux is working pretty fine with YouTube and Facebook videos. Unfortunately, there are some websites where video doesn't play e.g Instragram and Twitter.

Instagram keeps show me static image while Twitter says the media could not be played. Installing chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra via APT from repository workarround is no longer work.

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But you no need to worry, because we can fix Opera Linux video problem with FFmpeg prebuilt for NW.js.

It's a prebuilt binaries with proprietary codecs for major operating system like Linux, Microsoft Windows, and macOS.

All you have to do is download it from this page, extract the archive, and copy extracted libffmpeg.so to opera lib folder as shown in the video below :

Hope this video helps you to get rid of video playback issue on Opera browser. Consider subscribing to get latest how to install, configure, use Linux, or if you like what you see. Thank you!.

How Do I Fix Ubuntu Can Not Login to Desktop (Loop) with Weird Login Screen

Linuxslaves.com - Linux distributions are extremely powerful system, but it doesn't mean things can't go wrong. A classic example is login issue. Today, I encountered an issue about this thing, which resulted in Ubuntu login loop.

The login screen asks for username and password, but it looks like Alien and doesn't let me in even I put a right credential. I decided to make this tutorial, in case you run into the same issue.

So, here's the screenshot (I'm running Elementary OS 5.1 anyway) :

After checking the log, I find that I installed a package called "xdm" by accident. Xdm aka X Display Manager is the default display manager for the X Window System. It is a bare-bones X display manager.

Well, here are all you need to do to fix the issue. Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to TTY and then enter your Ubuntu username and password.

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Once logged-in, run the following command to remove the package :

sudo apt remove xdm

Reboot your computer to see the changes. Ubuntu should use the default login manager again.

As an alternative to uninstalling xdm, you can use :

sudo dpkg-reconfigure display-manager

Don't forget to replace display-manager with your display manager e.g gdm3, lightdm. So, these were all I can share. Hope this short guide helped you to fix your Ubuntu login screen problem. Thanks for reading!.

How to Install Pantheon Tweaks, Elementary OS Tweaks for Odin via PPA

Linuxslaves.com - Pantheon Tweaks or formerly Elementary Tweaks is a system settings panel for the Pantheon Desktop. It helps you to customize Elementary OS 6 Odin to better suit your needs and workflows.

Install Davinci Resolve 17 Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, and Its Based Distros

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GDM Background: Change Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10 Login Screen Background Easily

Linuxslaves.com - Tired with the purple background on Ubuntu's login screen?. Well, you're not alone. gdm3 is not my favorite display manager, to be honest. I like the minimalistic design, but with just a purple color, it's kinda boring for me.

How to Create Multiboot USB, Linux and Windows in 1 Flash Drive with Ventoy

Linuxslaves.com - If you are looking to create all-in-one USB drives to install multiple OS?. This guide explains how to create any number of bootable in a USB drive from Linux, Ventoy is awesome tool you should give a try.

How to Download and Install Zoom on Ubuntu, Linux Mint Using Terminal

Linuxslaves.com - Today I'm gonna show you how to install Zoom on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and its based distributions. So you can also use this guide on Linux Mint, Elementary, Pop! OS, Zorin, KDE Neon, etc.

Install GIMP 2.10.20 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS via PPA Repository

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How to Fix NVIDIA X Server Settings Only Showing Prime Profiles on Ubuntu

Linuxslaves.com - So yesterday I encountered an issue about the Nvidia drivers, which resulted in screen glitch and missing options when trying to open Nvidia X Server Settings from the Ubuntu dash (I'm still using Unity desktop).

Make Qt5 Applications Use Gtk+ Style on Ubuntu (GNOME, Unity, Etc)

Linuxslaves.com - Do you feel that Qt based applications (like VirtualBox, KDE Connect, VLC, qBittorrent, etc) on your Ubuntu are look awful?. Well, your not alone. Don't worry, today I'm gonna show you a quick tip to get Qt5 applications look better.