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Asked: 2011-04-13 22:32:53 +0800 CST

Is there an equivalent of Silverlight?

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I need Silverlight installed on my Ubuntu system, so that I can see some of the Microsoft websites(mainly videos).

Are there any alternatives to Silverlight in Ubuntu? If so, what are they and how do I install them?

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  1. Best Answer

    Moonlight is an open source Silverlight implementation written in Mono. You can download it here: http://www.go-mono.com/moonlight/

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  2. pipelight released and we can use it for silverlight as a best alternative moonlight.

    to install that open your terminal and type as

    sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mqchael/pipelight
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pipelight
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  3. Pipelight is the best alternative to Silverlight plugin in Ubuntu. Just open the terminal and add the following repository:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pipelight/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pipelight

    There is no need to do anything else. The installed plugin should appear among addons in your Internet browser and you should enjoy watching silverlight videos :) I have tested it in Firefox.

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  4. There is Moonlight that is a project from Novell.

    Moonlight is available in different forms:

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  5. After you install pipelight, you also need to run two commmands with Ubuntu 14.04, as per this IT World page.

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pipelight/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pipelight
sudo pipelight-plugin --update
sudo pipelight-plugin --enable silverlight

    I have tested this with Amazon instant video and it works!

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