[SOLVED] Getting netflix.com to stream on ubuntu

Hello,

I have ubuntu 16.04 LTS on my laptop.

Does anyone know how to get netflix.com to stream on any browser?

I have spent a day trying to get this to work to no avail.

-Any help would be greatly appreciated

(one link suggested i use google chrome, but I cant get it to install. I tried searching for a simple download of the debian file and could not find it)

-Steve

https://linuxconfig.org/play-netflix...x-with-firefox

Should Help as Ubuntu comes with Firefox OOTB.

Hello,

I have completed all the configuration at this link, but after restarting firefox 50 it still does not work, I think because my pc is i386?

Do you know where I can find a new version of chrome for ubuntu. I tried installing it via cmd line yesterday??

Google Chrome does not support i386 anymore. It sounds like Net Flix does not support 1386 either anymore if what I showed does not work for you.

I don't do netflix, sorry. I might suggest you buy yourself a cheap chromebook like I did <Mine is a older model C710). Use the hdmi slot for the big screen TV. Use Google Chrome on the chromebook since ChromeOS is based on it. Since you have a netflix contract.

Do me a small favor. Give me a link to a computer review on your computer.
Cheapest route if your computer is 64 bit capable. Is to start over and install a 64 bit version of Ubuntu instead of i386.

If you also have this system info script installed. Open a terminal and copy and paste what I post below into the terminal and hit the enter/return key.

inxi -F

Post back what it spits out in between code tags in your next reply. You can find code tags in Go Advanced button in the quick reply box at the bottom there.

Then hit the # symbol in the reply box tool bar to get the code tags. Copy and paste terminal readout in between those ]readout goes here[ brackets surrounding the word code.

Originally Posted by Stev8 Do you know where I can find a new version of chrome for ubuntu. I tried installing it via cmd line yesterday??

Hi...

Because it is proprietary software, Google Chrome is not available in Ubuntu's repositories. However, you can download a 32 bit copy of version 48 here. Once downloaded, just find where the package is located and double click to install it. It should be recent enough support Netflix.

Regards...

You can still get the 32bit version of chromium. That might work for Netflix.

sudo apt-get install chromium

Hello,

Thank you for your replies. But I have to close this thread as I had to switch to lubuntu, as the pc im using is too slow.
I ran the cmd in the terminal
inxi -F
and no such cmd exists

thank you all for your help it is greatly appreciated

Merry christmas

Originally Posted by ardvark71 Hi... Because it is proprietary software, Google Chrome is not available in Ubuntu's repositories.

Wrong. The *ONLY difference between Chromium (open source in the repositories) and Chrome (from Google), is that Chrome include proprietary PLUG INS...the browser and rendering engines are identical. This is the same thing as Red Hat Enterprise and CentOS...do some research before posting misinformation again.

However, you can download a 32 bit copy of version 48 here. Once downloaded, just find where the package is located and double click to install it. It should be recent enough support Netflix.

...and old enough to have unpatched security holes, when the OP can get a current install of the 32 bit Chromium, either from source or via repo, and watch Netflix easily.

Originally Posted by Stev8 Thank you for your replies. But I have to close this thread as I had to switch to lubuntu, as the pc im using is too slow. I ran the cmd in the terminal inxi -F and no such cmd exists

Hi...

Inxi isn't installed by default so you will need to install it using Synaptic or by opening a terminal and running this command...

sudo apt-get install inxi

Disclaimer: Be careful with commands that are prefaced with "su" or "sudo." They will essentially allow root access to your system. Mistakes could possibly damage or even destroy your OS.

If you installed a 32 bit copy of Lubuntu, give my suggestion above a try.

Originally Posted by Stev8 thank you all for your help it is greatly appreciated Merry christmas

You're welcome, Merry Christmas to you!

Regards...