[Linux] Local files do not play on Ubuntu 14.04 Edited

[#1]

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j0sk wrote:

I can confirm that I got it working on Debian Testing (jessie) with this:

sudo wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8593574/Spotify/ffmpeg/libavcodec.so.53 -O /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavcodec.so.53
sudo wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8593574/Spotify/ffmpeg/libavformat.so.53 -O /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavformat.so.53
sudo wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8593574/Spotify/ffmpeg/libavutil.so.51 -O /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavutil.so.51
sudo ldconfig

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Its working for a while for me, Ubuntu 15.04 64 bit, but everytime i reboot the computer i have to do it all over again, which is very frustrating. Any ideas why this happens?

[#2]

Hi, olejon.

This is what  I get under ubuntu wily, did your procedure and can't play local files:

ls -l /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libav*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       24 apr 26 14:16 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-client.so.3 -> libavahi-client.so.3.2.9
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    68512 nov 17  2014 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-client.so.3.2.9
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       24 apr 26 14:16 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-common.so.3 -> libavahi-common.so.3.5.3
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    47952 nov 17  2014 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-common.so.3.5.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       22 nov 17  2014 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-core.so.7 -> libavahi-core.so.7.0.2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   211688 nov 17  2014 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-core.so.7.0.2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       22 apr 26 14:16 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-glib.so.1 -> libavahi-glib.so.1.0.2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    14544 nov 17  2014 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-glib.so.1.0.2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       19 apr 26 14:16 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavc1394.so.0 -> libavc1394.so.0.3.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    18560 mar 15  2013 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavc1394.so.0.3.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       30 ago  7 11:56 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavcodec-ffmpeg.so.56 -> libavcodec-ffmpeg.so.56.41.100
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11605944 ago  7 11:57 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavcodec-ffmpeg.so.56.41.100
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  6784840 ott  8 16:30 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavcodec.so.53
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       30 ago  7 11:56 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavdevice-ffmpeg.so.56 -> libavdevice-ffmpeg.so.56.4.100
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   190784 ago  7 11:57 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavdevice-ffmpeg.so.56.4.100
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       30 ago  7 11:56 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavfilter-ffmpeg.so.5 -> libavfilter-ffmpeg.so.5.16.101
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1504096 ago  7 11:57 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavfilter-ffmpeg.so.5.16.101
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       31 ago  7 11:56 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavformat-ffmpeg.so.56 -> libavformat-ffmpeg.so.56.36.100
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2006240 ago  7 11:57 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavformat-ffmpeg.so.56.36.100
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1185216 ott  8 16:30 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavformat.so.53
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       29 ago  7 11:56 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavresample-ffmpeg.so.2 -> libavresample-ffmpeg.so.2.1.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   137208 ago  7 11:57 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavresample-ffmpeg.so.2.1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       29 ago  7 11:56 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavutil-ffmpeg.so.54 -> libavutil-ffmpeg.so.54.27.100
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   370712 ago  7 11:57 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavutil-ffmpeg.so.54.27.100
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   133648 ott  8 16:31 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavutil.so.51

[#3]

Looks like this no fix no longer works in Ubuntu 15.10. Can anyone confirm?

[#4]

Yup, can confirm. This is not working or 15.10 any more.

[#5 · Accepted solution]

Additionally, here are the pages of the packages from http://www.ubuntuupdates.org 

It's very easy just download the correct .deb package and install

libavutil51

libavcodec53

libavformat53

Working on Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf)

[#6]

It plays some offline files now, but not all.

[#7]

Got it working on 15.10 (64-bit) using this method, but couldn't install libavcodec53 or libavformat53 at first.

I added the following to /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu vivid main

Then installed libvpx1 (needed to install libavcodec53)

sudo apt-get install libvpx1

And finally installed libavutil51, libavcodec53 and libavformat53

Thank you wabisabbi! :D

[#8]

I love you, it works! i'm very happy

[#9 · Accepted solution]

In Debian testing (strecth).

Download correct packages from Ubuntu:

libvpx1 http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/ubuntu_sdk_release/precise/main/base/libvpx1

libavutil51http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/precise/main/base/libavutil51

libavcodec53 http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/precise/main/base/libavcodec53

libavformat53 http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/precise/main/base/libavformat53

Install packeges this way (example with 64-bit DEB packages)

$ sudo dpkg -i libavutil51_0.8.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

$ sudo dpkg -i libvpx1_1.1.0-1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1_amd64.deb

$ sudo dpkg -i libavcodec53_0.8.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

$ sudo dpkg -i libavformat53_0.8.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

Or read instructions from here: http://shellscreen.blogspot.fi/2015/11/fix-to-play-local-files-on-debian.html

[#10]

Great solution. Thanks!