Microsoft silverlight not in Ubuntu 13.04 Netflix desktop app

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I thought it would be fun to put Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit on my PC, I have been told Netflix would work on 64-bit, bit it didn't. I checked terminal, long story short with 64-bit was I don't know what foreign architecture support and I don't know how to use it. I dual operated it with Ubuntu 13.04 32-bit and got the Netflix desktop app and now I need Microsoft silverlight. Please help me I am at my witts end. I need to know how to use netflix on Ubuntu 13.04 32 or 64 bit (terminal says i386 in foreign architecture support in 64-bit). thanks

you might want to consider, [Pipelight](http://fds-team.de/cms/articles/2013-08/pipelight-using-silverlight-in-linux-browsers.html) — Shaharil Ahmad, Oct 10 '13 at 06:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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Installing Moonlight? Extracting .crx files? describes how to install Moonlight, the open source equivalent to Silverlight, into Ubuntu.

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answered Oct 10 '13 at 02:40

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Netflix uses DRM technology, which open-source programs, such as Moonlight, never support. Therefore, Moonlight will not work at all in this case. – TSJNachos117 Oct 10 '13 at 04:18
the site says it's forbidden – Alan Oct 14 '13 at 22:31

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 10 '13 at 04:17

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You could try manually downloading/installing Silverlight. If you try to do so from Microsoft's website, you'll only be directed to Moonlight, which is ill-suited for Netflix. However, you can download the Windows version from HERE.

Or, you could also see what happens when you install Pipelight. Pipelight is a browser plugin, which allows you to use Netflix from within you native browser. For installation Instructions, see HERE.

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I have a hard time installing it, do I need to use Wine? – Alan Oct 14 '13 at 22:30

Microsoft silverlight not in Ubuntu 13.04 Netflix desktop app

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