New Pandora on Leap 42.1

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Has anyone figured out how to get the new Pandora application to run on Leap 42.1? I get the interface up and the advertisements appear but no audio. The application fails in both Chromium and Firefox. The previous classic Pandora ran without problems and I can’t figure out what has changed.

There is a similar question at https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/524462-NO-sound-with-Pandora?highlight=pandora which suggests loading a large number of CODECs but the suggested answer didn’t fix my particular problem.

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how and from where did you install Pandora
have you done a full vendor change?
tell us your repo list

zypper lr -d
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On Sun 21 May 2017 11:06:01 PM CDT, matchpointok wrote:

Has anyone figured out how to get the new Pandora application to run on
Leap 42.1? I get the interface up and the advertisements appear but no
audio. The application fails in both Chromium and Firefox. The previous
classic Pandora ran without problems and I can’t figure out what has
changed.

There is a similar question at http://tinyurl.com/lhxneh3 which suggests
loading a large number of CODECs but the suggested answer didn’t fix my
particular problem.

Hi
Why not install the standalone client, pithos?


zypper in pithos

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I am using the standard web application at www.Pandora.com.


#  | Alias                               | Name                                    | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI               
                                                                     | Service
---+-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+-------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
 1 | download.nvidia.com-leap            | nVidia Graphics Drivers                 | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.nv
idia.com/opensuse/leap/42.1                                          |         
 2 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss       | Main Repository (NON-OSS)               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.op
ensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/non-oss/                      |         
 3 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1     | Update Repository (Non-Oss)             | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.op
ensuse.org/update/leap/42.1/non-oss/                                 |         
 4 | download.opensuse.org-oss           | Main Repository (OSS)                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.op
ensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/oss/                          |         
 5 | download.opensuse.org-oss_1         | Main Update Repository                  | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.op
ensuse.org/update/leap/42.1/oss                                      |         
 6 | ftp.gwdg.de-suse                    | Packman Repository                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://ftp.gwdg.de
/pub/linux/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/                          |         
 7 | http-download.opensuse.org-0e45c4c2 | home:dnh                                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.op
ensuse.org/repositories/home:/dnh/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/                |         
 8 | http-download.opensuse.org-2cbd3db9 | home:lbssousa:chromium                  | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.op
ensuse.org/repositories/home:/lbssousa:/chromium/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/ |         
 9 | http-download.opensuse.org-b6d4b85b | home:lbssousa:chromium                  | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.op
ensuse.org/repositories/home:/lbssousa:/chromium/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/ |         
10 | http-opensuse-guide.org-e69ba2a8    | libdvdcss repository                    | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-gu
ide.org/repo/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/                                    |         
11 | openSUSE-42.1-0                     | openSUSE-42.1-0                         | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | No      |   99     | yast2  | cd:///?devices=/de
v/disk/by-id/ata-TSSTcorpCD_DVDW_TS-H653L                            |         
12 | repo-debug                          | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug                | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.op
ensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/oss/                    |         
13 | repo-debug-non-oss                  | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss        | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.op
ensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/non-oss/                |         
14 | repo-debug-update                   | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug         | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.op
ensuse.org/debug/update/leap/42.1/oss                                |         
15 | repo-debug-update-non-oss           | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.op
ensuse.org/debug/update/leap/42.1/non-oss/                           |         
16 | repo-source                         | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Source               | No      | ----      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.op
ensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/oss/                   |         
17 | repo-update                         | openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Update               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.op
ensuse.org/update/leap/42.1/oss/                                     |
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I know Pithos is available but it adds another layer of software on top of an already complex piece of software. There is no way to predict how long the programmers will try and keep the software current. I may try it if all else fails but for the moment I would prefer to get the standard website working.

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Hi
Hmmm, as one of the Pithos maintainers I do keep across things… Anyway, the web client works fine here in Firefox/Leap 42.2 as well as Pithos.

Possibly a missing codec/plugin, perhaps consider updating to 42.2 since 42.1 is EOL now.

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Pithos is my favorite. I followed the install multimedia sticky and made sure two things: First, I copied the codecs listed and then I made sure I did the package switch. I do not understand my opensuse has multiple packman repos laying around, I think that all need to be deleted except one for TW and one for Leap. Thanks all. I learn something new everyday at the forums!!

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openSUSE is OPEN ie no proprietary things. just open source. So libraries for multi-media stuff are compiled to not use or include proprietary formats those need to come from packman

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as gogalthorp said a switch to packman is needed (it was the solution to the thread you linked to)
do

zypper dup --from 6

from the multimedia guide
https://forums.opensuse.org/entry.php/174-openSUSE-Leap-42-2-Multimedia-Guide
try
for kde and lxqt or any other Qt based desktop

zypper in libxine2-codecs ffmpeg lame gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-orig-addon gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-orig-addon gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ffmpeg libdvdcss2 dvdauthor07 gstreamer-plugins-base gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-bad-orig-addon gstreamer-plugins-good gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-ugly-orig-addon gstreamer-plugins-good-extra gstreamer-0_10-plugins-fluendo_mpegdemux gstreamer-0_10-plugins-fluendo_mpegmux k3b-codecs vlc-beta h264enc x264 gstreamer-plugins-libav vlc-beta-codecs

for gnome or gtk desktops

zypper install libxine2-codecs ffmpeg lame gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-orig-addon gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly-orig-addon gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ffmpeg libdvdcss2 dvdauthor07 gstreamer-plugins-base gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-bad-orig-addon gstreamer-plugins-good gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-ugly-orig-addon gstreamer-plugins-good-extra gstreamer-0_10-plugins-fluendo_mpegdemux gstreamer-0_10-plugins-fluendo_mpegmux vlc-beta smplayer totem-browser-plugin h264enc x264 gstreamer-plugins-libav vlc-beta-codecs

gstreamer-0_10 is obsolete and some gstreamer packages might be missing

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Thanks to all who replied to the question.

The original question was how to get the new, “improved” Pandora web application running in Leap 42.1. The original, classic Pandora interface had ran without problems until the day Pandora removed it from use. The new and improved Pandora has all the sophistication of a converted TRS-80 application and the new advertisements take up so much desktop space you will think your computer is possessed by an evil spirit. Everything that used to make Pandora a bit different, easy access to lyrics and artist information, is now hidden and takes extra clicks to view. This is supposed to be Pandora’s Spotify killer and it is easily the biggest flub of an interface upgrade this year. In addition, Pandora has cleverly made it impossible to find a CODEC to get the music to play in Leap 42.1. The advice from malcolmlewis to upgrade to Leap 42.2 is the only thing that worked for me.

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