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At one time, accessing Netflix on Linux was difficult. A specific version of Google Chrome was needed, complete with Encrypted Media Extension (EME) support. Chrome additionally required a specific version of Mozilla Network Security Services and a User Agent Switcher extension. (Changing the User Agent is a method of tricking a website that you're using a different operating system or browser).
Today, all you need to do is open netflix.com in Google Chrome and log into your account. Within seconds you'll be able to seamlessly watch Netflix content. Additionally, you have the option to turn Netflix into a Desktop Application via Google Chrome's Web-App tools (see below).
No additional software or plugins are available for Chrome to stream Netflix videos. Simply visit the site as explained above and enjoy. Other Chromium-based browsers should also work, but your mileage may vary.
If Google Chrome isn't to your taste, rely on it as a backup when your preferred browser won't play Netflix. Usually this is only a short-term hiccup that can be fixed a day or so later with a new update.
But if you need to access a Netflix library from another country (such as Netflix US), you will need a VPN. A virtual private network that supports Netflix lets you fool the website as to your whereabouts. So, if you're in France, select a VPN server in the USA to access Netflix's US library.
At one point you could install an app for Netflix. This unofficial tool was in reality a Windows app and came bundled with Wine. This no longer works, but you can create a Desktop Application on Linux using Chrome's "Add to desktop" feature.
Another way you can watch Netflix on your Linux PC is via the Kodi media center software. This comes with some limitations, however---there is currently no support for 4K streaming. You'll be limited instead to a maximum of 1080p.
If you have Kodi installed you can use an unofficial Netflix add-on to access your account. Note that this requires providing your account credentials to a third-party app---another good reason to be using a VPN.
In the past, many Linux users had to run virtualization software in order to use the online silverlight based charting software. Now, with the work from Erich Hoover a patch for wine has been created in order to have the propietary silverlight installed. It's silly because it was intended for use with netflix - but with all of this said TC2000 v12 works, and quite decently I might add.
Essentially what it does is install a firefox through wine. After this, you can run the netflix-desktop app, which how you'll view netflix videos if you're using it for what it was intended, or view TC2000 charts...
You'll notice that the browser opens in full screen mode by default, but by pressing f11 you make it into a standard window if need be. You'll also need a way to type in the tc2000 url. This can be done by pressing "ctrl+t" to open a new tab, and then by right cliking to the right of the new tab and checking off navigation toolbar.
Thanks for sharing this info, as I've been wanting to run TC2000 on Linux for a long time. This looked promosing for Ubuntu. Running Ubuntu Precise. Got it started up after it crashed on the first install and it did work for a bit and then sort of froze up. Then it did nothing when trying to start netflix-desktop the second time. Uninstalled, removed the repo, reinstalled repo and appliation. Tried again and still does nothing. It did work the first time. Oh, well. Maybe others will have better luck. Wine is tricky to deal with has been my experience.
Is anyone out there????? I am running Ubuntu Linux on my desktop. Not because I chose it. but because an exboyfriend installed it. I need to download tc2000 but am not able to download Silverlight succesfully.
I have been able to get tc2000 working on 2 linux mint machines. Was not able to get it using directions of akspeculatioins (problems with installing the Hoover ppa, etc). However, doing some google research on hoover led to the pipelight ppa which does the essentially the same function as the hoover. Go to -team.de/cms-pipelight-installation.html and follow the directions. Using Mint, I used the Ubuntu directions. Copied and pasted the teminal commands into a terminal window. When finished, opened my browser to tc2000.com and the silverlight plugin auto installed, then tc2000 opened. Takes less than 5 minutes. Installed on Mint 13 laptop and desktop. Desktop was originally Mint 9 and encountered some problems (can't remember details) so I upgraded 9 to 13 as it had been 3 to 5 years since I installed 9 and 9 is no longer supported.
The url link in the previous posts, -team.de/cms/pipelight-installation.htm no longer works but forwards to a site about Wine Staging. It may be that Wine Staging will do the same functionality as pipelight - I do not know. I do not currently desire to experiment with it. I did locate the following site which is an archive of the pipelight url and has the commands and instructions to install pipelight and the silverlight plugin --
At this page, select one of the Pipelight Installation links and then click on the link for the flavor of linux you have. It will bring up a page with the commands to run in a terminal which will add the pipelight ppa repository to your linux OS and install pipelight. Follow the instructions to add and enable the silverlight plugin. (In my case, when you type the command, silverlight was with a lower case "s").
I had tried and failed to manually add the pipelight ppa repository to my Linux Mint 18 software sources. The commands listed in the above archive worked. All this takes less than 5 minutes to complete and get TC2000 up and running in your web browser.
Let me share two stories with you in that regard. In April, a young dad visited the public library where I work. He appeared interested in using the public computers our library offers. It turns out someone had stolen his family's only computer, a Macbook, and his tax return was due that day. When I learned about his predicament, I asked, "Would you like to borrow a Linux laptop until your family buys another laptop?" He perked up and asked, "Does this library lend laptops?" I replied, "The library doesn't, but I do. You can bring this back to me after you're done with it."
I purposely didn't ask him for his phone number. His trust had been betrayed and it was vital for this nice community member to be now bathed in trust. He asked me, "How do I return the laptop?" My answer: "You walk up to me and hand it to me when you're done using it. Here is my email address, in case you have any questions about it."
Another community resident recently called me frantically, "My Windows desktop computer stopped working. I need to be online and I don't have money to buy a replacement." My answer: "Let me stop by after work and loan you the Linux desktop I have in the trunk of my car. I'll find you a donated Windows desktop, but it's going to take me about a month or so." I was able to find her a nice donated Windows 10 desktop and the Linux loaner suited her needs very well during the interim. I loved her comment to me when she returned the Linux loaner: "I loved exploring Linux and except for the fact that Linux doesn't run Hulu. I'd gladly switch from being a Windows user to being a Linux user."
My reply to her was, "I want you to use the computer that works best for your needs, whether that be a Windows computer, a Linux computer, or something else." I don't want folks to use Linux if that's not the best computer for their needs. While she was borrowing the Linux loaner computer, she sent me several very interesting technical questions about Linux. That Linux loaner computer served its purpose well. It tided her over while allowing her to explore Linux as a possible option for her own needs.
When people are experiencing hardship in their lives, I try to lessen their burden using refurbished Linux desktops and laptops. I say, let them experience Linux as the face of kindness. For some, they can experience this kindness as a simple act of kindness. For others, it may open new doorways of opportunities in their lives. And then they themselves might choose to offer Linux as the face of kindness.
And if you don't own a car, find a Linux buddy to work together on such a project. The dividends from such a project can be emotionally lucrative. And if the world has greater kindness as a result, we all could live with that. Let a wave of kindness wash across the world. Who knows what it will wash away.
I can think of so many people that would have benefited greatly if I would have given them a loaner laptop over the past five years when they really needed one. However, when I think about the type of person these people were.. I cannot think of any that would have had the patience to go the extra step of adapting to Linux even for a brief time.. It's unfortunate :
It does make sense to use FOSS for this kind of effort though. I keep an unlocked smartphone available to lend someone when they lose theirs. It seems more vital these days than a full fledged computer and immediate replacement saved a lot trouble for friends.
Unfortunately I let a friend borrow it for an indeterminate amount of time and my mother's phone caught me unprepared with a factory defect. It's nice to be nice, but sometimes you're the one that needs it (surprisingly, I thought of a temporary workaround while writing this post so we'll see about that).
Anyway, it's more a FOSS thing than a Linux specific thing, no? I prefer FreeBSD personally, for irrelevant reasons, but it works much the same as a desktop, if you configure it beforehand, as suggested, or just use PC BSD. Also, I would keep an android as my next spare phone when I upgraded anyway, but now It's intentional and it will probably sport a Free version of the OS instead of the manufacturer ROM, replacing the borrowed (given away) iPhone 4.
That's a wonderful story Phil. Recently I was able to help a lady who has stage four brain cancer and had lost her Windows XP computer to age and malware. I took a spare laptop and installed Linux on it and trained her to use it for her personal needs. She was very grateful too. I just love the humanitarian spirit that abound in open source communities and your work is an exemplar.
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