This error is really getting under my skin. I can’t watch any of my videos on my fresh Fedora 41 install.
I went the rpmfusion route and installed the codecs. I then looked for all the gstreamer1 codecs and installed them.
Restart.
Nothing.
Please help.
Tried:
- other video players. Same silence.
My system
- Operating System: Fedora Linux 41 (Workstation Edition)
• Kernel: Linux 6.13.9-200.fc41.x86_64
• Architecture: x86-64 - Hardware:
• Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
• Model: US Desktop Aegis RS
• CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF
sudo dnf list --installed | grep gst
[sudo] password for heinrich:
PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin.x86_64 1.2.8-8.fc41 updates
gst-editing-services.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1.i686 1.24.11-1.fc41
gstreamer1.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugin-gtk4.x86_64 0.13.4-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugin-libav.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugin-openh264.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeworld.x86_64 1:1.24.11-1.fc41
gstreamer1-plugins-base.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugins-good.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugins-good-qt.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugins-good-qt6.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
gstreamer1-plugins-ugly.x86_64 1:1.24.11-1.fc41
gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free.x86_64 1.24.11-1.fc41 updates
pipewire-gstreamer.x86_64 1.2.7-7.fc41 updates
SOLUTION:
sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing
sudo dnf update @multimedia --setopt="install_weak_deps=False" --exclude=PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin
reboot.
Enjoy!