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netlfix almost working
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:59 pm
by PlanetR
HI guy, so I"ve been trying to get netlix working form e on linux using this method:
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sudo apt-get-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop
when i do sudo apt-get update I get this error:
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W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/ubuntu/dists/debian/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/ubuntu/dists/debian/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
i decided to just try the last command, sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop, and I get this:
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package netflix-desktop
when i put in:
it says
any advice? I've seen some people get this working, and i know I saw one guy say that getting the command not found after netflix-desktop means it is installed, so what am I missing? please help!!
Re: netlfix almost working
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:33 pm
by xenopeek
I might be mistaken but that looks like you are running LMDE? If not, please share what version of Linux Mint you have. Please also share the output of this command, so we can check the repository configuration:
Re: netlfix almost working
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:33 pm
by PlanetR
It is indeed lmde . I will get back to you shortly on that repository configuration
Re: netlfix almost working
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:58 pm
by xenopeek
Moved to LMDE forum.
PPAs are not as a rule compatible with LMDE (or actually Debian Wheezy). If you know for sure this one is, then you'll have to edit the PPA's repository configuration file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ and replace the distribution name 'debian' with one of the Ubuntu distribution names (the one most likely to be compatible with Debian Wheezy?).
As you write, you've seen some people get this working--also on LMDE or Debian? Otherwise perhaps LMDE users here can answer if this is something that would work and how best to proceed.
Re: netlfix almost working
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:56 pm
by Transitman
PlanetR wrote:It is indeed lmde . I will get back to you shortly on that repository configuration
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#### Netflix Repos
deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/ubuntu precise main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/ubuntu precise main
Just copied this from my sources.list, and I've installed this and it works.
Re: netlfix almost working
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:09 am
by PlanetR
Thank you guys for the help, but I don't have access to the computer I need to work on so I will have to get back to you within a few days.
Re: netlfix almost working
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 12:03 pm
by PlanetR
Alright I know have possession of the computer and I will reply to you each in turn. thanks again for all the replies.
Re: netlfix almost working
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 12:07 pm
by PlanetR
xenopeek wrote:I might be mistaken but that looks like you are running LMDE? If not, please share what version of Linux Mint you have. Please also share the output of this command, so we can check the repository configuration:
alright so I got this:
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Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ehoover-compholio-debian.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/ubuntu debian main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/ubuntu debian main
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
did I do it right?
Re: netlfix almost working
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 12:11 pm
by PlanetR
xenopeek wrote:Moved to LMDE forum.
PPAs are not as a rule compatible with LMDE (or actually Debian Wheezy). If you know for sure this one is, then you'll have to edit the PPA's repository configuration file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ and replace the distribution name 'debian' with one of the Ubuntu distribution names (the one most likely to be compatible with Debian Wheezy?).
As you write, you've seen some people get this working--also on LMDE or Debian? Otherwise perhaps LMDE users here can answer if this is something that would work and how best to proceed.
are you talking about the file name? when I go to that location you gave me in the file system, i have plain text documents for that repository. they do have the word debian in them, are you saying i should replace that name with a different word? is so what word(s) will work?