tmak wrote:...very beginner here and just recently dual booted my old xp machine and now running zorin os 8 and it has been good except i can't seem to get netflix working right...
Hello - I seem to be in the same boat. Are you getting any closer?
I found the Netflix icon, put it on the desktop and double clicking it causes Wine to update but then nothing. Started Netflix manually in the browser window and I get stuck at the screen prompting me to download Silverlight which I've done and enabled in Terminal (although like you, I don't see any evidence that Silverlight was installed).
I don't thinks it's a hardware issue because I loaded Zorin 8 alongside XP and Netflix works fine in XP. In fact every video platform I'll tried in Zorin seems to work OK except Netflix - or is there something I'm not understanding? The reason I picked Zorin 8 is I read that if my system could run Windows XP, it can run Zorin 8. (Interesting to note - when I right click on Netflix in "Sound & Video" or on the desktop, "Preferences" and "Execute" are not options for me).
I not only installed Pipelight but also installed Mono Moonlight and apparently neither one care to step up to the plate.
Question for Techies: If I were going to remove Pipelight, Moonlight and Silverlight and start from scratch, what Terminal commands would I need and is there anything else I should remove or reconfigure before starting again?
Thanks