How do i install/use netflix on linux?

Question

Okay all im trying to do is use netflix because when i just go to netflix.com and sign in i get a error "instant watching system compatibility" so i thought id try to download the desktop version from the terminal. I do all the steps correctly according to youtube. Sudo apt-add ppa:ehoover/compholio or watever i cant remember but im sure you know what im talking about. So i finish all the steps nice and smoothly no problems but when i exit the teminal and check my applications to look for netlfix its no where to be found. They said maybe i should just try to use google chrome instead but i could even download that properly (jesus christ) please help me all i want to do is watch netflix but it seems like a bigger task thatnit really should be.

Answer 1

Ok.



I just did this yesterday. It's easy.



You add the Netflix-Desktop PPA. Then you apt-get update. Then install the package 'netflix-desktop' and it's dependencies. Accept the Microsoft fonts EULA by pressing "Tab" and then "Ok/Yes".



After all the files are installed, exit the terminal. Netflix-Desktop will be installed, under that name. On first launch, you will likely be prompted to ok additional file installations, usually Mono and Gecko. Agree. Once final setup is complete the program will launch automatically in full-screen mode.

Answer 2

Netflix uses Microsoft proprietary Silverlight instead of flash or HTML5. So it requires wine in Linux.



I tried the video link posted by "Absence" in 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04, and apparently installing the netflix-desktop package does not initially install everything you need, I must have done something wrong the first time I ran it, and now clicking on the Netflix icon does absolutely nothing, even after purging and reinstalling netflix-desktop. Running netflix-desktop from a terminal does not produce any errors, but does not do anything either (just returns to prompt).



Just in case it is 32-bit, I do have 32-bit libs which work fine with Linux Steam and Steam games (Linux Steam was or maybe still is 32-bit).



Netflix is awful on my Android phone too, poor resolution and wrong aspect ratio. Hulu or YouTube are much better on phone or Linux, although, I think Hulu on a phone is limited to 480p. I believe that some YouTube HD videos are 1080p even on a phone, since they were sharp when using an HDMI adapter on my phone.



So i guess I will need to stick to my BluRay player for streaming Netflix.

Answer 3

Take a look at this article:

http://grnlight.net/index.php/computer-articles/111-how-to-install-netflix-in-linux-mint-or-ubuntu

Answer 4

Its too easy to install Netflix. You have to have to visit at given site and get details. For more details http://www.rozyjos.com/2014/04/how-to-install-netflix-streaming-in-ubuntu-linux.html

Answer 5

[EDIT]:

What flavor of linux do you use?





After doing some short research, here is how to do it.

Mint/Fedora/Ubuntu:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfte5su5DIA