How To Download Netflix Ubuntu

Yes in fact netflix activated support for native linux in chrome thanks to ubuntu and other distros working alongside netflix in making the html5 drm work for linux users.

How to download netflix ubuntu. To install netflix desktop app and netflix desktop client. Watching netflix on older versions like ubuntu 14 04. When you first launch the application it will prompt you to download the other software it requires. Running netflix on ubuntu 14 04 is the same. No plugins ppas no glasses of wine needed.

Download and install the google chrome browser on linux or ubuntu pc. But watching netflix on chromium browser is altogether a different ball game. Chances are that despite your efforts you might not able to run netflix on chromium. Search for netflix to find the app. A netflix desktop app that allows you to watch netflix on linux.

This app is actually a package containing a patched version of wine the windows build of firefox microsoft silverlight and. Sudo apt get install netflix desktop. It s not quite as easy as opening netflix and hitting play but it is easier than adding ppas to download and configure boatloads of windows dependencies muddying up your install. The app launches in full screen mode. Sign in to your netflix account to access it on linux pc.

This will only happen for the initial run. Netflix will play with chrome stable in 14 02 if nss version 3 16 2 or greater is installed. Update with the following command. After it s installed you ll find the netflix desktop package in your dash. Sudo apt get install netflix desktop.

At best make sure that you have libnss3 installed. When the netflix application is opened and ran for the first time it will download a number of files that are required to run. Sudo apt get install netflix desktop. When a video is ran for the first time through the netflix application microsoft silverlight will request the user to enable drm mode. Sudo apt get install msttcorefonts.