From a previous thread where I had jerky video play in Leap 15.6 I got various replies, including “use flatpaks” . . . . The one that did work was "install opi and then run “opi ffmpeg.” The last time I did this I got the same question to select “multimedia libs” or something else and I picked “multimedia libs” . . . but in the thread the response was . . . “don’t pick that one.”
I am waiting for Packman to work with Leap 16, but as of this morning it still isn’t available . . . but being able to check videos in Leap would be handy. Any hope that “opi” and “opi ffmpeg” and selecting “ffmpeg-6” . . . with the proper “libs” will bring video capacity in FireFox browser?? Installing “opi” pulled 45 packages for about 100MB of space . . . will this approach be viable??
Or, best to “rm opi” and patiently wait for Packman? I’d prefer to have zypper handle the package upgrades over having to also run a “flatpak update” command as well.
opi ffmpeg
/usr/bin/opi:27: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\s'
search = re.search('\s*[\d\-]*\.?\s*', line)
Searching repos for: ffmpeg
You have selected package name: ffmpeg-6
1. multimedia:libs ? | 6.1.2 | x86_64
2. home:ecsos ! | 6.1.2 | x86_64
3. home:plater ! | 6.1.2 | x86_64
Pick a number (0 to quit):
@non_space Packman likely won’t become available until release or close too it…
They have minimal hardware, so an extra release puts additional load on the system…
Just use ffmpeg-7 from the default repos? Which would be the rebuilt default on Packman.
1 Like
OK, thanks . . . running that now. It shows:
Searching repos for: ffmpeg
You have selected package name: ffmpeg-7
1. repo-oss (16.0 Beta) + | 7.1.1 | x86_64
2. multimedia:libs ? | 7.1.1 | x86_64
3. home:ecsos ! | 7.1.1 | x86_64
4. home:plater ! | 7.1.1 | x86_64
Pick a number (0 to quit):
So it looks like #1 “repo-oss” would be the choice now??
Thanks kindly. Years back I would impetuously just pick a choice . . . but over time “discretion is the better part of valor” has been the “learning” . . . .
Appreciate the fast response. I’ll see if this brings some video snippets.
@non_space depends on the video type… in a vm Firefox and youtube worked fine…
If still giving issues, then install the Firefox flatpak as your user?
Hmm . . . ran it through. logged out and back in, doesn’t seem to bring videos in Bluesky or the Twitter. Maybe I’ll “reboot,” but seems like maybe it ain’t gonna work.
I want to delay on the flatpak version of FF . . . . No worries. But, if there is another package other than the “opi” gambit, might give it a try.
{edit} Youtube videos are working!!!.
@non_space you need to see what the video’s are formatted in…
OK . . . where would that data be found??
Bluesky supports the following video formats: MP4, MPEG, WebM, and MOV.
Can flatpak or flatpak Firefox be easily removed if and when Packman Repo comes online for Leap 16??
OR, it’s like a “DE” . . . once it’s installed it can’t be removed?
Still trying to get twitter or bluesky video posts to play in Leap 16. YT videos do work, but not on twitter??
@non_space sure flatpack uninstall .... fwiw, if that’s all you need packman for, stick to the flatpak…
1 Like
Is that direction using less space or less packages?? Still not entirely convinced yet, I think I did the flatpak firefox back in Leap 15.6 to try to solve a “jerky motion in videos” problem and that wound up not fixing the problem but the “opi + ffmpeg” approach did work . . . .
In this present case, going that way did get the YT videos going, but obviously not all types of web videos are working . . . in firefox. If there is another package to add in going from the “opi” method, that would be on the wish list. Almost there, not quite.
The “joy” of Packman is once added to repos, then, one command to run the upgrades . . . simple.
@non_space and deal with the associated issues… again no packman for Leap 16, use a flatpak… and install as your user.
Hmm . . . “associated issues”??? Once the repo is set up I haven’t noticed any “issues” . . . other than “vendor change”???
I got the “install as your user” part for the flatpak install . . . and then “flatpak firefox” has to be installed, and the system firefox removed or designated to not use.
But, “no packman for Leap 16” . . . you mean, “it won’t be available until release time?” Several months away? Or, next year?? Or now the decision is “no Packman for Leap 16??”
@non_space never say never 
AFAIK, closer to release or on release is before it will be built/published, but as a third party provider you would need to ask (which I don’t think I have seen on their Mailing List).
1 Like