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Jellyfin Media Player freezing when starting playback on Linux - NullKat - 2025-08-15
Hi all,
I'm currently trying to get the Jellyfin Media Player working, but it freezes whenever I click play. Every other part of the client is available if done before attempting to play a file. See https://imgur.com/a/MkDhEi1 for example
Currently running version 1.12.0 from Flathub, but it also occurs when downloaded manually
OS is Pop!_OS running on latest version
Media playback works as expected when played in browser on the same OS, issue only affects desktop client
No issues when using Windows on the same computer, works as expected
Server is also running on Pop!_OS on a different computer, and playback works as expected from the server client on that device
Running Intel CPU and Nvidia GPU with Nvidia drivers, if that helps
Logs generated when this happens are the exact same as when it works, so I'm really confused.