How can I watch Netflix on 32-bit Ubuntu systems?

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With the death of Chrome for 32-bit Ubuntu, is there a way to watch Netflix using Chromium? The old Firefox/pipelight solution works, but performance is much worse than native Netflix on Chrome.

The solution at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1371274 has not worked for me.

Updating to 64 bit hardware is not an option for me at this time.

What do you mean by "death of"? I still see a 32-bit .deb available from http://www.google.com/chrome/ — Ian, Mar 04 '16 at 15:35

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

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With Firefox 49, it is once again possible to watch Netflix on 32 bit Ubuntu systems. See this question for the procedure.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

Community

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answered Sep 22 '16 at 18:37

Organic Marble

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score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 04 '16 at 17:40

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You cannot use Chromium, as far as I know, to watch Netflix or Amazon Prime.

You have to use Chrome. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/10/10/watch-netflix-in-ubuntu-today/

Hulu requires Firefox, since they use some horrible flash DRM, and a little shoehorning with a HAL. http://itsfoss.com/watch-hulu-ubuntu-linux/

edited Mar 04 '16 at 17:40

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answered Mar 04 '16 at 16:28

darkthought

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a) I already use Chrome but it is no longer supported on 32-bit b) I didn't ask about Hulu or Amazon Prime c) other Linux distros have gotten Netflix to work with Chromium. – Organic Marble Mar 04 '16 at 17:38

score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 27 '16 at 01:35

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try useing a user agent switcher, I had everything needed installed but it still did not work until i switched it to look like a chrome browser running on windows. im actualy on firefox and linux ubuntu

answered Mar 27 '16 at 01:35

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How can I watch Netflix on 32-bit Ubuntu systems?

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