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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. Not good enough, dammit, not good enough! by spidercoz · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Until it runs in Linux natively, I'm not reinstating my subscription. Bite me, Netflix.

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  2. Re:Still wondering by Bradmont · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Given that Netflix' CEO was (until last month) a member of the board of directors of Microsoft, and owns about $6 Million in Microsoft stock, I think he probably doesn't want Linux to become a strong desktop option...

  3. Re:Netflix already works on Linux by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Seriously? How???

    libnetflixplayer.so or something like that - it's a Pepper plugin.

    My cobwebbed mind suggests it has some sort of tie-in with TPC that is inactive if the Chromebook isn't running in developer mode. Somebody correct me here.

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