
It will take about 10-15 minutes to download and setup all needed packages. Also under the /etc/rc.conf variable linux_enable=YES will be replaced by ubuntu_enable=YES one.įrom available browsers I have chosen to install and run Chrome. To use the Ubuntu based layer the script will set the _path variable to /compat/ubuntu dir. You can not use both the default CentOS based layer under /compat/linux and another one with Ubuntu based layer under /compat/ubuntu for example. You need to choose which LINUX_COMPAT are you using on FreeBSD. Remote: Total 158 (delta 91), reused 114 (delta 54), pack-reused 0 Remote: Compressing objects: 100% (95/95), done. % git clone into 'linux-browser-installer'. First we will clone this repository with git(1) command. Thank to author of NomadBSD system – mrclksr – we can now install needed Chrome/Brave/Vivaldi browser with automatic install and setup of that Ubuntu layer under /compat/ubuntu path. To the point where you can swap the default CentOS 7 based layer into the newer and more suited for desktop – the Ubuntu based layer.

When FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE was introduced the LINUX_COMPAT support was greatly improved. We will use one of the more known FreeBSD features – the Linux Compatibility Layer.

While Netflix serves their content using FreeBSD servers the Netflix streaming service itself is not available on the FreeBSD platform because Widevine DRM does not support browsers on FreeBSD system. The Table of Contents for the article: Netflix You may want to check other articles in the FreeBSD Desktop series on the FreeBSD Desktop – Global Page where you will find links to all episodes of the series along with table of contents for each episode’s contents.
#Vivaldi browser netflix how to
In this article you will learn how to use Netflix (also other streaming services that require Widevine DRM) and Signal/ Telegram on FreeBSD desktop.
