Life without Netflix, streaming on Linux can be awesome! | Linux Today

Life without Netflix, streaming on Linux can be awesome!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 26, 2012

” Hulu (esp. with its Plus subscription) absolutely dominates
over Netflix in terms of selection for television programming. A
nice addition that I appreciate is its Hulu Desktop application.
Not all content available on its website is yet available for its
desktop application, however it is elegant and works well. Best of
all, Hulu Desktop has a native Linux version distributed in .rpm
and .deb!

The .rpm works well on openSUSE, only requiring a manual edit of
its configuration file to let it know where the flash browser
plugin is located. Needless to say, the desktop application is a
serious advantage over Netflix regardless of what platform you
use.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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