I'm tentatively closing this bug, because despite the less-than-ideal
UX, the functionality is essentially already implemented upstream now.
** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
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I can confirm chromium now automatically installs a local copy of
Widevine (in ~/.config/chromium/WidevineCdm), and this appears to work
both in the deb packages and in the snap. Only a restart is required to
enable the CDM. The version of Widevine can be checked by browsing to
For some reason , chromium 81 installed automatically the widevine
component now , and only a restart of chromium is need to have Widevine
working.
THis could be because in snap mode it can write on its own lib
directory.
** Description changed:
Use case :
- Start a video on netflix.com
** Tags added: snap
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Title:
[Snap] Install the widevine binary upon request in Chromium
Status in chromium-browser
Brave have implented their own Widevine module downloader :
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/pull/3300/files
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** Summary changed:
- Install the widevine binary upon request in Chromium snap
+ [Snap] Install the widevine binary upon request in Chromium snap
** Summary changed:
- [Snap] Install the widevine binary upon request in Chromium snap
+ [Snap] Install the widevine binary upon request in Chromium
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