Netflix on Debian Wheezy

Tired of having that extra Windows box, or virtual machine? You can now get rid of that! With improved iPod support, and now this great cheat for silverlight, you are now a grand Unix-like bachelor(ette)!


Just enter the following commands:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio

Then update, and type in this:

nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ehoover-compholio-wheezy.list

Now you need to change the "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/debian wheezy main" and it's companion to the following.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/ubuntu quantal main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/ubuntu quantal main

When you're done, hit ctrl+x to close out and save.

Next update:

sudo apt-get update

Install your packages:

sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop

sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

A bit of maintenance:

echo ttf-mscorefonts-installer msttcorefonts/accepted-mscorefonts-eula select true | sudo debconf-set-selections

netflix-desktop

The last command will finish but you will have to ctrl+c when it's done.

Now you should get a application from your menu labeled "Netflix"

Congrats! You now have a fully functioning semi-proprietary desktop to fulfill all of your dirty needs! Rock on my fellow Linux enthusiasts!