Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Pipelight is a browser plugin which enables the use of Microsoft’s close-source Silverlight, in order to have access at video streaming services, like Netflix, for example.
Pipelight needs both a Linux library and a Windows file called pluginloader.exe, that loads the Silverlight DLLs via Wine. Many popular television services, including Netflix can be watched only via Silverlight / Pipelight, so this workaround is quite useful.
The latest version available is Pipelight 0.2.3, which has been recently released.
In this article I will show you how to install Pipelight 0.2.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pear OS 8, Pear OS 7, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Debian Wheezy, Debian Sid, Debian Jessie, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, OpenSUSE 12.3 and OpenSUSE 12.2.
Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Pipelight 0.2.3 on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 16, Linux Mint 15, Linux Mint 14, Linux Mint 13, Pear OS 8, Pear OS 7 and Elementary OS 0.2:
$ sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:mqchael/pipelight
$ sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ehoover/compholio
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pipelight/stable
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install pipelight
How to install Pipelight 0.2.3 on Debian Jessie:
$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/DarkPlayer:/Pipelight/Debian_7.0/Release.key
$ sudo apt-key add Release.key
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/DarkPlayer:/Pipelight/Debian_7.0/ ./" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ sudo apt-get update
$ apt-get install libjack0:i386
$ apt-get install pipelight
How to install Pipelight 0.2.3 on Debian Sid:
$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/DarkPlayer:/Pipelight/Debian_7.0/Release.key
$ sudo apt-key add Release.key
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/DarkPlayer:/Pipelight/Debian_7.0/ ./" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ sudo apt-get update
$ apt-get install libasound2-plugins:i386 libavcodec54:i386
$ apt-get install pipelight
How to install Pipelight 0.2.3 on Debian Wheezy:
$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/DarkPlayer:/Pipelight/Debian_7.0/Release.key
$ sudo apt-key add Release.key
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/DarkPlayer:/Pipelight/Debian_7.0/ ./" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ sudo apt-get update
$ apt-get install pipelight
How to install Pipelight 0.2.3 on Fedora 19:
$ sudo yum install cabextract
$ sudo rpm -i http://sourceforge.net/projects/mscorefonts2/files/rpms/msttcore-fonts-installer-2.6-1.noarch.rpm
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/DarkPlayer:/Pipelight/Fedora_19/home:DarkPlayer:Pipelight.repo -O /etc/yum.repos.d/pipelight.repo
$ sudo yum update
$ sudo yum install pipelight
How to install Pipelight 0.2.3 on Fedora 18:
$ sudo yum install cabextract
$ sudo rpm -i http://sourceforge.net/projects/mscorefonts2/files/rpms/msttcore-fonts-installer-2.6-1.noarch.rpm
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/DarkPlayer:/Pipelight/Fedora_18/home:DarkPlayer:Pipelight.repo -O /etc/yum.repos.d/pipelight.repo
$ sudo yum update
$ sudo yum install pipelight
How to install Pipelight 0.2.3 on OpenSUSE 12.3:
$ zypper ar --refresh http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/rbos:/pipelight/openSUSE_12.3/home:rbos:pipelight.repo
$ zypper ref
$ zypper install pipelight
How to install Pipelight 0.2.3 on OpenSUSE 12.2:
$ zypper ar --refresh http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/rbos:/pipelight/openSUSE_12.2/home:rbos:pipelight.repo
$ zypper ref
$ zypper install pipelight