mcarletti · June 3, 2025 09:01 · Jul 17, 2023 · May 18, 2022 · Aug 18, 2020 · Sep 11, 2019
diff --git a/opera_x264_support.sh b/opera_x264_support.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-
 # Author: Marco Carletti
 # Date: May 2022
 # Version: 0.2.0
 
+# Last update: July 17, 2023
+# Changed comments, tested versions and added other distros info, such as Debian and Fedora.
 
 # Thanks to everyone for comments, suggestions, fixes and testings!
 
-
 # Tested on
 # ---------
 #
@@ -28,7 +28,28 @@
 #
 # v0.2.0
 #       87.0.4390.25
+#
+# Ubuntu 22.04
+#
+# v0.2.0
+#       99.0.4788.13
 
+# Other distros
+# THIS SCRIPT WILL NOT WORK AS IS IS. EACH OS REQUIRES SPECIFIC FIXES.
+# Search in the comments for further details :)
+# -------------
+#
+# Debian 11.4
+# Requires `-c` option in `sudo` commands (credits: `gidici`)
+#
+# v0.2.0
+#       90.0.4480.80
+#
+# Fedora 37
+# Requires to copy the lib file to opera lib folder and chown to root (credits: `JPDucky`)
+#
+# v0.2.0
+#       100.0.4815.54 (Opera One)
 
 # Release notes
 # -------------

diff --git a/opera_x264_support.sh b/opera_x264_support.sh
@@ -1,29 +1,78 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Source:
-# https://forums.opera.com/topic/34659/opera-linux-browser-h-264-support-through-x264-open-source-codec
 
-# Tested on:
+# Author: Marco Carletti
+# Date: May 2022
+# Version: 0.2.0
+
+
+# Thanks to everyone for comments, suggestions, fixes and testings!
+
+
+# Tested on
+# ---------
+#
+# Ubuntu 18.04
 #
-# Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (x86_64; ubuntu:GNOME)
-# Opera 62.0.3331.116
+# v0.1.0
+#       62.0.3331.116
 #       63.0.3368.66
 #
 # Ubuntu 20.04
-# Opera 70.0.3728.95
+#
+# v0.1.0
+#       70.0.3728.95
+#       73.0.3856.284
+#       74.0.3911.107
+#       74.0.3911.232
+#
+# v0.2.0
+#       87.0.4390.25
+
 
-# retrieve latest ffmpeg release version
-URL=`curl https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/latest`
+# Release notes
+# -------------
+#
+# v0.2.0   Smarter use of curl options to fix failing permalink. Special thanks to `dotarr` for the fix!
+#          Last update: May 18, 2022
+#
+# v0.1.0   It is basically a cleaned version of what you can find in this post from Opera forum:
+#          https://forums.opera.com/topic/34659/opera-linux-browser-h-264-support-through-x264-open-source-codec
+#          Last update: Aug 18, 2020
+
+
+# Retrieve latest FFMPEG release version.
+# We get the complete url pointing to the latest zip package via the curl command.
+#
+# -L             If the server reports that the requested page has moved to a different location
+#                this option will make curl redo the request on the new place.
+#
+# -o <file>      Write output to <file> instead of stdout.
+#
+# -s             Silent or quiet mode. Don't show progress meter or error messages.
+#
+# -w <format>    Make curl display information on stdout after a completed transfer. The format is
+#                a string that may contain plain text mixed with any number of variables.
+URL=`curl -L -o /dev/null -s -w %{url_effective} https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/latest`
 FFMPEGVER=${URL%\"*}
 FFMPEGVER=${FFMPEGVER##*/}
 FFMPEGZIP=${FFMPEGVER}-linux-x64.zip
 
-# download library
+
+# Download library from complete url and save it locally.
+# Archive is extracted in the working directory and immediately deleted.
+#
+# -L (see above)
+# -O             Write output to a local file named like the remote file we get.
+#                Only the file part of the remote file is used, the path is cut off.
 curl -L -O https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/download/${FFMPEGVER}/${FFMPEGZIP}
 unzip ${FFMPEGZIP}
 rm ${FFMPEGZIP}
 
-# overwrite opera libffmpeg
+
+# Overwrite Opera libffmpeg (requires root privileges).
+# Install (ie. copy) the latest version of the library in the system library folder.
+# Before overwriting the Opera library file, make a copy... So we can manually rollback if we messed up things :)
 sudo mv libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffmpeg_h264.so
 sudo mv /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so.orig
-sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffmpeg_h264.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so
+sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffmpeg_h264.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so
diff --git a/opera_x264_support.sh b/opera_x264_support.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
 # https://forums.opera.com/topic/34659/opera-linux-browser-h-264-support-through-x264-open-source-codec
 
 # Tested on:
+#
 # Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (x86_64; ubuntu:GNOME)
 # Opera 62.0.3331.116
 #       63.0.3368.66
+#
+# Ubuntu 20.04
+# Opera 70.0.3728.95
 
 # retrieve latest ffmpeg release version
 URL=`curl https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/latest`

diff --git a/opera_x264_support.sh b/opera_x264_support.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Tested on:
 # Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (x86_64; ubuntu:GNOME)
 # Opera 62.0.3331.116
+#       63.0.3368.66
 
 # retrieve latest ffmpeg release version
 URL=`curl https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/latest`

diff --git a/opera_x264_support.sh b/opera_x264_support.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@
 # Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (x86_64; ubuntu:GNOME)
 # Opera 62.0.3331.116
 
-mkdir /tmp/opera_x264
-cd /tmp/opera_x264
-curl -L -O https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/download/0.39.2/0.39.2-linux-x64.zip
-unzip 0.39.2-linux-x64.zip
+# retrieve latest ffmpeg release version
+URL=`curl https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/latest`
+FFMPEGVER=${URL%\"*}
+FFMPEGVER=${FFMPEGVER##*/}
+FFMPEGZIP=${FFMPEGVER}-linux-x64.zip
 
+# download library
+curl -L -O https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/download/${FFMPEGVER}/${FFMPEGZIP}
+unzip ${FFMPEGZIP}
+rm ${FFMPEGZIP}
+
+# overwrite opera libffmpeg
 sudo mv libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffmpeg_h264.so
 sudo mv /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so.orig
 sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffmpeg_h264.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so
diff --git a/opera_x264_support.sh b/opera_x264_support.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Source:
+# https://forums.opera.com/topic/34659/opera-linux-browser-h-264-support-through-x264-open-source-codec
+
+# Tested on:
+# Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (x86_64; ubuntu:GNOME)
+# Opera 62.0.3331.116
+
+mkdir /tmp/opera_x264
+cd /tmp/opera_x264
+curl -L -O https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/download/0.39.2/0.39.2-linux-x64.zip
+unzip 0.39.2-linux-x64.zip
+
+sudo mv libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffmpeg_h264.so
+sudo mv /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so.orig
+sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffmpeg_h264.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so