Install 'libffmpeg.so' in Vivaldi or Opera

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Install libffmpeg.so in Vivaldi or Opera

Troubleshooting videos issues in chromium based browsers

1. Download .deb package

Go to http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/
Download the latest 'chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra'
( i386 refers to 32bits & amd64 to 64bits version)

2. Extract data.tar.xz

cd <directory-where-you-download-.deb>
ar x <.deb-you-just-download> data.tar.xz

3. then Extract libffmpeg.so

tar -xJf data.tar.xz --strip-components=4 ./usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so

4. Copy libffmpeg.so to browser folder

Find where the browser folder is; usually :

# Vivaldi
cp libffmpeg.so /opt/vivaldi/lib/

# Opera
cp libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera

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Do this again if the problem returns after updating the browser