Issue on Debian 13.0

[adrianwi 279]

With a new shiny version of Debian just released, I thought I'd try it out on an old Lenovo Ideapad (that was running a pretty old version of Ubuntu)

Most things seem to be working fine, but I can't get the latest 3.0.21 emby Linux app to play anything.  It installs with all the dependencies, and I can log in, but I'm getting a spinning blue circle for most things and then a Playback Error message for everything else.

I'll message a log file. 

Thanks

[vincen 71]

4 hours ago, adrianwi said:

emby Linux app

Hey @adrianwi

Whatever claims the Emby website, there is none working Emby player for linux unhappy for the moment  A dev is in progress for a new one but it's in steady state for now  Only option is to use the web player for the moment !

Vincèn

[Luke 42077]

Hi, we are working on revamping this, so stay tuned: 

 

[adrianwi 279]

Thanks for the reply.  Can you at least get the website updated so other people don't waste their time trying to install emby on Linux while waiting for the new version?

Edited August 19, 2025 by adrianwi

[vincen 71]

10 hours ago, adrianwi said:

Can you at least get the website updated so other people don't waste their time trying to install emby on Linux while waiting for the new version?

Already complained about it months ago but Emby staff doesn't want to remove it, it looks like they try to compete with Plex and fake marketing promises ! 

(that post will probably be censured by Emby staff before you get time to see it !)

[richt 94]

I am still using the Linux Emby Theater app version 3.0.19 on my Linux Mint 22.1.  I never upgraded as I read about the problems with later versions.  Not sure if it will help anyone else, but you might give it a try. 

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/emby-theater-electron/releases/ 

Edited August 20, 2025 by richt

[vincen 71]

2 hours ago, richt said:

I am still using the Linux Emby Theater app version 3.0.19 on my Linux Mint 22.1

By curiosity what desktop manager do you use ? KDE/Gnome or a lightweight one ? I suspect the main issue is that and the graphic manager (X11 or Wayland). Here on KDE with Wayland it doesn't work on Debian 11 and 12 (well it plays a media but you have no control and the app itsefl detaches of the video player 

[adrianwi 279]

2 hours ago, richt said:

I am still using the Linux Emby Theater app version 3.0.19 on my Linux Mint 22.1.  I never upgraded as I read about the problems with later versions.  Not sure if it will help anyone else, but you might give it a try. 

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/emby-theater-electron/releases/ 

Thanks for the suggestion, but trying 3.0.19 on Debian 13 with KDE desktop doesn't work either.  I'm sure it's a small target audience, but telling someone on the website something is going to work when you know it doesn't isn't good.

[richt 94]

On 8/20/2025 at 1:04 PM, vincen said:

By curiosity what desktop manager do you use ? KDE/Gnome or a lightweight one ? I suspect the main issue is that and the graphic manager (X11 or Wayland). Here on KDE with Wayland it doesn't work on Debian 11 and 12 (well it plays a media but you have no control and the app itsefl detaches of the video player 

I use Cinnamon.  Sorry it didn't help.

Edited August 22, 2025 by richt