Is there an equivalent of Silverlight?

Question

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?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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!

Answer 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.

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

There is Moonlight that is a project from Novell.

Moonlight is available in different forms:

• packages in the official repository ( but tipically outdated )
• plugin for Firefox ( .xpi ) http://www.go-mono.com/moonlight/
• source code from git as described in this page http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight