[ubuntu-studio-users] Netflix on Ubuntu Studio 14.04

[Joseph Ronne]

Thanks .. Always notify third parties that support for Ubuntu would be nice
AND get them a bit more business


On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Mike Holstein <mikeh789 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Joseph Ronne <jfronne at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Thanks .. After the upgrade to 14.04 I was useing the xorg nouveau but
>> needed to sort out the screens in ARNR after every boot so installed the
>> Nvidia 304. That seemed to resolve the dual screen prob and still works
>> nicely for graphics .. let me know if there is a disadvantage .. the
>> nouveau is still there.
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> also, keep in mind, ubuntustudio *is* ubuntu.. so anything at guides such
> as http://itsfoss.com/netflix-ubuntu-1404-desktop-app/ will be relevant.
> we, as the ubuntu community and ubuntustuduio community dont do anything to
> prevent netflix from running on linux or ubuntu, or ubuntustudio. also,
> realistically, there is only so much we can do to facilitate its running on
> linux/ubuntu. nothing is preventing netflix, or anyone else from running,
> or creating whatever they like to run on linux. ubuntu and ubuntustudio are
> both completely open, top to bottom, and anyone at anytime can always
> create anything they like, and make it work flawlessly for you. until that
> time, support for non-native applications and services will always be a
> compromise. another handy fact is, PPA's are not officially supported, so,
> if you find you need one, be sure to ask the creators/maintainers of the
> PPA for support.. cheers! and good luck, and make sure you let netflix know
> you would like support for their product in the operating system you are
> using..
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>> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 7:27 AM, Israel <israel at torios.org> wrote:
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>>>  Hi,
>>> Are you using nouveau drivers (the ones that came with the install) or
>>> are you using proprietary nvidia drivers?  This can make a difference with
>>> some machines.
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>>> On 04/29/2014 05:34 AM, Joseph Ronne wrote:
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>>> Thanks .. discovered that wine does not like my Nvidia driver so will
>>> not install netflix ..
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>>> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 2:42 AM, Kaj Ailomaa <zequence at mousike.me>wrote:
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>>>> Netflix is not a package that you can install from official Ubuntu
>>>> repos. Adding a PPA means you change the system somehow, but in this
>>>> case, it's probably fine.
>>>> The PPA is still there, of course. But, you need to check if it has been
>>>> updated for 14.04. That could be your problem.
>>>>
>>>> The PPA adress can be found in a file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
>>>> The file will be named after the PPA.
>>>> Might be the PPA is disabled even.
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>>>> Also, just to point out, we don't really support Windows applications,
>>>> and we can't estimate which PPAs you have on your system.
>>>> Adding PPAs means you change your system, and from there, anything can
>>>> happen.
>>>> We can only support the official Ubuntu repositories.
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>>>> It seems like a few people have had success upgrading. i would otherwise
>>>> be reluctant to recommend that. Rather better to do a fresh install.
>>>> That might not help in the case with Netflix though.
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