ruario · July 25, 2025 07:24 · powerman · Nov 29, 2017 · ruario · Dec 7, 2017
diff --git a/h264-vivaldi-linux.md b/h264-vivaldi-linux.md
diff --git a/latest-proprietary-media.sh b/latest-proprietary-media.sh
 #!/bin/sh

 # Discourage Ubuntu users from using this script, since they can (and should) install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra directly
 if [ -r /etc/os-release ] && grep -qx 'ID=ubuntu' /etc/os-release; then
  echo "You should not use this script on Ubuntu, install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra via apt instead." >&2
  read -p "Do you wish to continue anyway? [y/N]: " YN
  case "$YN" in
    [Yy]*) : ;;
    [Nn]*) echo "Exiting." ; exit ;;
        *) echo 'Answer not recognised, assuming "No". Exiting.'; exit ;;
  esac
 fi

 # Make sure the user is not runing as superuser
 if [ "$UID" = "0" ]; then
  echo 'Do not run this script as root or via sudo. Run it as your normal user.' >&2
  exit 1
 fi

 available () {
  command -v $1 >/dev/null 2>&1
 }

 # Make sure we have wget or curl
 if available wget; then
  SILENT_DL="wget -qO-"
  LOUD_DL="wget"
 elif available curl; then
  SILENT_DL="curl -sL"
  LOUD_DL="curl -O"
 else
  echo "Install Wget or cURL" >&2
  exit 1
 fi

 # Set temp dir
 TMP=${TMP:-/tmp}

 # Set staging dir
 STAGINGDIR=$TMP/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-staging

 # Setup Arch
 case $(uname -m) in
  x86_64) ARCH=x86_64; DEB_ARCH=amd64; REPO=http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/ ;;
    i?86) ARCH=i386; DEB_ARCH=i386; REPO=http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/ ;;
    armhf) ARCH=armhf; DEB_ARCH=armhf; REPO=http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/ ;;
    arm64) ARCH=arm64; DEB_ARCH=arm64; REPO=http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/ ;;
 esac

 # Work out the VERSION
 UBUNTU_PACKAGE=$(${SILENT_DL} $REPO | sed -rn "s/.*(chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+-[0-9]ubuntu[0-9]\.([0-9]{2}\.){2}[0-9\.]*_$DEB_ARCH.deb).*/\1/p" | sort | tail -n 1)
 VERSION=$(echo "${UBUNTU_PACKAGE}" | sed -rn "s/.*_(([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)-.*/\1/p")

 # Error out if $VERISON is unset, e.g. because previous command failed
 if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
  echo "Could not work out the latest version; exiting" >&2
  exit 1
 fi

 # Don't start repackaging if the same version is already installed
 if [ -r "$HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt" ]; then
  . "$HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt"
  if [ "$INSTALLED_VERSION" = "$VERSION" ]; then
    echo "The latest chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra ($VERSION) is already installed"
    exit 0
  fi
 fi

 # Now we could screw things up so exit on first error
 set -e

 # If the staging directory is already present from the past, clear it down
 # and re-create it.
 if [ -d "$STAGINGDIR" ]; then
  rm -fr "$STAGINGDIR"
 fi

 mkdir "$STAGINGDIR"
 cd "$STAGINGDIR"

 # Now get the deb package
 $LOUD_DL "$REPO$UBUNTU_PACKAGE"


 # Extract the contents of the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra package
 if available bsdtar; then
  DEB_EXTRACT_COMMAND='bsdtar xOf'
 elif available ar; then
  DEB_EXTRACT_COMMAND='ar p'
 else
  echo 'You must install BSD tar or GNU binutils to use this script.' >&2
  exit 1
 fi
 $DEB_EXTRACT_COMMAND ${UBUNTU_PACKAGE} data.tar.xz | tar xJf - ./usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so --strip 4

 # Check the libffmpeg.so dependencies are resolved
 if LANGUAGE=en ldd libffmpeg.so 2>&1 | grep -qm1 'not \(a dynamic executable\|found\)'; then
 cat <<EOF >&2

 It is not possible to use this alternative libffmpeg on your system.

 Let us know via a post in our forums, mentioning your distro and distro
 version:

  https://forum.vivaldi.net/category/35/vivaldi-browser-for-linux

 EOF
  exit 1
 fi

 # Note the version number for future reference, during upgrades
 echo "INSTALLED_VERSION=$VERSION" > chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt

 # Install the files
 install -Dm644 libffmpeg.so "$HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/libffmpeg.so"
 install -Dm644 chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt "$HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt"

 # Tell the user we are done
 cat <<EOF

 The following files were installed onto your system:

  $HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/libffmpeg.so
  $HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt

 Restart Vivaldi and test H.264/MP4 support via this page:

  http://www.quirksmode.org/html5/tests/video.html

 EOF
	#!/bin/sh

	# Discourage Ubuntu users from using this script, since they can (and should) install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra directly
	if [ -r /etc/os-release ] && grep -qx 'ID=ubuntu' /etc/os-release; then
	echo "You should not use this script on Ubuntu, install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra via apt instead." >&2
	read -p "Do you wish to continue anyway? [y/N]: " YN
	case "$YN" in
	[Yy]*) : ;;
	[Nn]*) echo "Exiting." ; exit ;;
	*) echo 'Answer not recognised, assuming "No". Exiting.'; exit ;;
	esac
	fi

	# Make sure the user is not runing as superuser
	if [ "$UID" = "0" ]; then
	echo 'Do not run this script as root or via sudo. Run it as your normal user.' >&2
	exit 1
	fi

	available () {
	command -v $1 >/dev/null 2>&1
	}

	# Make sure we have wget or curl
	if available wget; then
	SILENT_DL="wget -qO-"
	LOUD_DL="wget"
	elif available curl; then
	SILENT_DL="curl -sL"
	LOUD_DL="curl -O"
	else
	echo "Install Wget or cURL" >&2
	exit 1
	fi

	# Set temp dir
	TMP=${TMP:-/tmp}

	# Set staging dir
	STAGINGDIR=$TMP/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-staging

	# Setup Arch
	case $(uname -m) in
	x86_64) ARCH=x86_64; DEB_ARCH=amd64; REPO=http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/ ;;
	i?86) ARCH=i386; DEB_ARCH=i386; REPO=http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/ ;;
	armhf) ARCH=armhf; DEB_ARCH=armhf; REPO=http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/ ;;
	arm64) ARCH=arm64; DEB_ARCH=arm64; REPO=http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/pool/universe/c/chromium-browser/ ;;
	esac

	# Work out the VERSION
	UBUNTU_PACKAGE=$(${SILENT_DL} $REPO \| sed -rn "s/.(chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+-[0-9]ubuntu[0-9]\.([0-9]{2}\.){2}[0-9\.]_$DEB_ARCH.deb).*/\1/p" \| sort \| tail -n 1)
	VERSION=$(echo "${UBUNTU_PACKAGE}" \| sed -rn "s/._(([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)-./\1/p")

	# Error out if $VERISON is unset, e.g. because previous command failed
	if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
	echo "Could not work out the latest version; exiting" >&2
	exit 1
	fi

	# Don't start repackaging if the same version is already installed
	if [ -r "$HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt" ]; then
	. "$HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt"
	if [ "$INSTALLED_VERSION" = "$VERSION" ]; then
	echo "The latest chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra ($VERSION) is already installed"
	exit 0
	fi
	fi

	# Now we could screw things up so exit on first error
	set -e

	# If the staging directory is already present from the past, clear it down
	# and re-create it.
	if [ -d "$STAGINGDIR" ]; then
	rm -fr "$STAGINGDIR"
	fi

	mkdir "$STAGINGDIR"
	cd "$STAGINGDIR"

	# Now get the deb package
	$LOUD_DL "$REPO$UBUNTU_PACKAGE"


	# Extract the contents of the chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra package
	if available bsdtar; then
	DEB_EXTRACT_COMMAND='bsdtar xOf'
	elif available ar; then
	DEB_EXTRACT_COMMAND='ar p'
	else
	echo 'You must install BSD tar or GNU binutils to use this script.' >&2
	exit 1
	fi
	$DEB_EXTRACT_COMMAND ${UBUNTU_PACKAGE} data.tar.xz \| tar xJf - ./usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so --strip 4

	# Check the libffmpeg.so dependencies are resolved
	if LANGUAGE=en ldd libffmpeg.so 2>&1 \| grep -qm1 'not \(a dynamic executable\\|found\)'; then
	cat <<EOF >&2

	It is not possible to use this alternative libffmpeg on your system.

	Let us know via a post in our forums, mentioning your distro and distro
	version:

	https://forum.vivaldi.net/category/35/vivaldi-browser-for-linux

	EOF
	exit 1
	fi

	# Note the version number for future reference, during upgrades
	echo "INSTALLED_VERSION=$VERSION" > chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt

	# Install the files
	install -Dm644 libffmpeg.so "$HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/libffmpeg.so"
	install -Dm644 chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt "$HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt"

	# Tell the user we are done
	cat <<EOF

	The following files were installed onto your system:

	$HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/libffmpeg.so
	$HOME/.local/lib/vivaldi/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-version.txt

	Restart Vivaldi and test H.264/MP4 support via this page:

	http://www.quirksmode.org/html5/tests/video.html

	EOF
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