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Running Netflix On Linux

Posted by Soulskill on from the jumping-through-hoops dept.

ndogg writes "Netflix now works on Linux... sort of. The folks at iheartubuntu have figured out a way to get Netflix to run on the Windows version of Firefox using Wine (with a number of custom patches) and Silverlight. They plan on releasing packages for it all soon. Currently, it seems they have only had success with 32-bit, while compiling for 64-bit is tricky."

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  1. Still wondering by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why in the world Netflix don't move to Flash?
    It has DRM too. Come on guys! SilverSh*t is dead

    1. Re:Still wondering by advantis · · Score: 5, Informative

      A while back, LoveFilm UK moved away from Flash to Silverlight citing DRM reasons. Apparently Flash DRM isn't good enough, while Silverlight DRM is. They also claimed that it was the studios that required the Silverlight DRM, so blame Hollywood.

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  2. Netflix already works on Linux by Crimey+McBiggles · · Score: 3, Informative

    I have an LG TV (LV5500 I think) that has Netflix as a built-in app. The TV's operating system is Linux, and its manual even includes a copy of the GPL, along with a list of libraries (e.g. FFMPEG, Apache, etc). They've probably partnered with Netflix to get some sort of BLOB that can be run only on the intended hardware, so I doubt that it is free or open. TLDR; the title should says something about "desktop" or "Intel", because my ARM-based TV plays Netflix just fine thank you.

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    1. Re:Netflix already works on Linux by interiot · · Score: 4, Informative

      Netflix runs fine on ChromeOS on x86, which is Linux-based too.

  3. Re:Not good enough, dammit, not good enough! by jedidiah · · Score: 4, Informative

    No. Netflix has an incestuous relationship with Microsoft. That's why they are using Silverlight while Amazon is using Flash.

    So Amazon works fine in Linux.

    You want to know what's really the minority platform? Silverlight.

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  4. Re:Not good enough, dammit, not good enough! by i.r.id10t · · Score: 4, Informative

    And if you run nmap against my Samsung TV, it reports that it is running Linux. Youtube, BBC channel, all sorts of sports stuff, Hulu plus, Netflix, etc. are all built into it.

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