Aral BalkanApr 21, 2022

So my new computer is a borg cube ;)

(And entirely silent. And running latest Fedora Silverblue 36 beta with GNOME 42. Amazingly smooth, polished, and stable experience so far.)

Show threadAral Balkan

Ah, it does seem that Fedora comes with a Firefox installation that cannot play videos. (I mean, truly, how many of us want to do that in 2022?)

👍

Apr 21, 2022 at 1:31pmWeb
Show threadAral BalkanApr 21, 2022

So this is what you have to do to play videos in Firefox after you install Fedora Silverblue:

http://janberan.tech/en/2021/10/do-you-have-problems-with-videos-in-firefox-in-silverblue/

#YearOfLinuxOnDesktop

Do you have problems with videos in Firefox in Silverblue? – janberan.tech

Show threadGabMusApr 21, 2022

@aral Riiight, you need to install codecs... Not sure how to tackle that on silverblue, tho.

I think this is the right guide for regular fedora: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/assembly_installing-plugins-for-playing-movies-and-music/

Installing plugins for playing movies and music

As a Fedora user and system administrator, you can use these steps to install additional multimedia plugins that enable you to play various video and audio types. Prerequisites Enable the…

Fedora Docs
Show threadAral BalkanApr 21, 2022

@gabmus Thanks; just found a simple guide (two packages to layer using rpm-ostree).

There should really be an option to have those installed from the start. e.g.,

[x] I want to be able to play videos on the web.

Ideally, checked by default :)

Show threadKristijanApr 21, 2022
@aral @gabmus yes. I was used on Ubuntu solution on the installation...
Show threadjon rApr 21, 2022

@aral Wasn't it always this way with Fedora?

ref. https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/assembly_installing-plugins-for-playing-movies-and-music/

Installing plugins for playing movies and music

As a Fedora user and system administrator, you can use these steps to install additional multimedia plugins that enable you to play various video and audio types. Prerequisites Enable the…

Fedora Docs
Show threadAral BalkanApr 21, 2022
@yala I just thought it might be different now given that it’s The Year of Linux on Desktop! ;)
Show threadKristijanApr 21, 2022
@aral I feel you. The same here. I had a feeling I was in 2001 😅