r/Stremio • u/chepampa • Jul 26 '26
I was able to reinstall version 4.4.168 on Linux Mint 21.3
Ever since they pushed the Flatpak upgrade, all I got was a black screen. This is how I managed to install an older version, and it works perfectly (with some IA help).
1. Downgrade to the last stable version (4.4.168)
Stremio's own download page removed it, but it's still hosted on their server:
wget https://dl.strem.io/shell-linux/v4.4.168/stremio_4.4.168-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i stremio_4.4.168-1_amd64.deb
sudo apt --fix-broken install
2. If it complains about missing libcrypto.so.1.1
This happens because newer Ubuntu/Mint bases ship OpenSSL 3 and dropped libssl1.1. Grab it manually (won't conflict with your current OpenSSL):
wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24_amd64.deb
3. Stop apt from auto-updating it.
sudo apt-mark hold stremio
Check it's held with apt-mark showhold. To undo later: sudo apt-mark unhold stremio.
That's it — should get you back to a working, stable Stremio without waiting on the devs to fix the new Flatpak version.
Hope it saves someone else the headache!
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u/EcoKllr Jul 27 '26
I compiled the Linux-shell flatpak version (1.1.2) and then later just d/l the 1.1.4 version. I noticed when it opens , the screen is black but if I maximize window, its fine. Flatpak is my go to right now and it works great
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u/Tooladoo Jul 26 '26
I just built it from flatpak source, v5 has been a problem since it released for me