Public bug reported: Use case :
- Start a video on netflix.com ( with chrome/ubuntu user agent ) - Get a mysterious Netflix Error saying your browser is not supported - Start Firefox and watch your video Solution : - Detects when browsing a website that may need widevine ( see how firefox team did ) - ask user if he wants this non-free binary plugin - Run some script like https://gist.github.com/ruario/3c873d43eb20553d5014bd4d29fe37f1 that would copy the widevine plugin in snap user directory ** Affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863258 Title: Install the widevine binary upon request in Chromium snap Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Use case : - Start a video on netflix.com ( with chrome/ubuntu user agent ) - Get a mysterious Netflix Error saying your browser is not supported - Start Firefox and watch your video Solution : - Detects when browsing a website that may need widevine ( see how firefox team did ) - ask user if he wants this non-free binary plugin - Run some script like https://gist.github.com/ruario/3c873d43eb20553d5014bd4d29fe37f1 that would copy the widevine plugin in snap user directory To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1863258/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
