http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/01/how-to-watch-lovefilm-redbox-instant-or-netflix-on-ubuntu. This posting on the OMG Ubuntu website explains in detail how to watch Netflix, Lovefilm and Redbox films and television shows with the Ubuntu 12.10 Linux distribution. This involves using a version of Wine to run the necessary software. You would think that this process would be easy on an Ubuntu distribution right now; but the preponderance of proprietary solutions out there means that this is not always the case. It is good though that this is available now for GNU/Linux. Now we only need the content providers to make content available in countries like Australia. There are solutions like Hulu that allow Internet users to watch television shows online, but this is blocked in my country. That is another thing that needs to change to allow more users to watch on-demand television and movies online. Having Netflix and Redbox available on Ubuntu is a good move, with the release of Ubuntu TV this will make Ubuntu a good choice for users that want a secure and reliable solution for watching multimedia content without worrying about viruses and malware spoiling their day. The main thing is that the Microsoft Silverlight plugin is not available on Linux, this is due to Microsoft insisting on proprietary solutions for content delivery.
But at least there is a solution to this whole mess that can open up the world of Netflix and Redbox to the users of Ubuntu Linux distributions.
Netflix running on Ubuntu and Doctor Who.
I am a computer enthusiast that has always been interested in maintaining and upgrading computer hardware. I was born on a farm and lived there for 13 years before moving into town. I was always interested in technology and my father always gave me good encouragement for developing my knowledge and interest in tinkering with computers. He was using a computer on the farm but that was in the very late 80`s and late 90`s. Seeing what a computer could do always fascinated me and then I knew that is what I wanted to do. The first time I used Linux was Red Hat 6.2 installed off a single CDROM and I was amazed that you did not need to install any more drivers on my old Intel Celeron machine to be able to enjoy a nice 24BPP desktop and use the GIMP to edit photos and enjoy playing the old Linux games like Xbill. Then a while later I tried Mandrake Linux 9.2 and I was hooked. It came with so much software and was very easy to use as well. Then Mandrake Linux 10 and on through FreeBSD, Debian 3.0, Debian 3.1 Suse Linux 9.2, Suse 10 and onto the Ubuntu distributions although I am using Fedora Core 15 and the Gnome 3 desktop at the moment.