Install NETFLIX on linux

by sunt Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:30 pm

open terminal and run the following commands.
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mqchael/pipelight
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pipelight

rm -rf ~/.wine-pipelight/

add the following plugins
mozilla firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/uacontrol/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-overrider

google chrome:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/user-agent-switcher-for-c/djflhoibgkdhkhhcedjiklpkjnoahfmg

click on the plugin's icon to change your user-agent. you should now be able to run netflix directly from browser.

All info was found on http://www.webupd8.org/2013/08/pipelight-use-silverlight-in-your-linux.html