SDB:Installing codecs from Packman repositories

You need these packages from Packman to play most music and video:

• ffmpeg
• gstreamer-plugins-bad
• gstreamer-plugins-libav
• gstreamer-plugins-ugly
• libavcodec58
• libavdevice58
• libavfilter7
• libavformat58
• libavresample4
• libavutil56
• vlc-codecs

You can install them using Zypper, opi or Yast.

Zypper

If you have not already done so, use the following commands to add all of the third-party Packman repository (Packman Essentials is included), according to your installed openSUSE version:

Tumbleweed

sudo zypper addrepo -cfp 90 https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ packman

Leap

sudo zypper addrepo -cfp 90 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_$releasever/' packman

Then, install the desired codecs by first refreshing your local repository database and allowing vendor change for the required packages (consider reading Vendor change):

sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper dist-upgrade --from packman --allow-vendor-change
sudo zypper install --from packman ffmpeg gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-libav gstreamer-plugins-ugly libavcodec58 libavdevice58 libavfilter7 libavformat58 libavresample4 libavutil56 vlc-codecs

opi (OBS Package Installer)

opi works on both Leap and Tumbleweed:

sudo zypper install opi
opi codecs

Make sure you keep the Packman repository or the packages will become "orphaned" and no longer receiver updates.

YaST

1. Open YaST, then click Software Repositories.

2. Click Add (in the bottom left), then select Community Repositories.

3. Select Packman Repository, then click OK.

4. Go to the YaST Control Center and click Software Management.

5. View > Repositories > Packman Repository.

6. Click "Switch system packages" to packages from Packman repository.

7. Click Accept and Continue, after the codecs will get installed, You should be able to play Your multimedia files without any issues.