How can I install pipelight-multi on Ubuntu 17.04 to steam Silverlight videos?

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I have tried the following in order to install pipelight-multi so I can watch videos powered by Microsoft Silverlight (e.g HBO Now):

sudo apt-get install wine-staging
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pipelight/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends pipelight-multi

However, I get the following error:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package pipelight is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'pipelight' has no installation candidate

How can I install pipelight? Or alternatively, how can I watch HBO Now on Ubuntu since all the posts on Ask Ubuntu either require installing pipelight, PlayOnLinux (buggy Firefox), or require using Hotstar? I have also looked at other post addressing pipelight installation issues, but they did not fix my problem.

Answer

You can install pipelight on Ubuntu 17.x. It isn’t impossible, just tricky. These steppes worked for me, and now I can enjoy HBO from Ubuntu 17.10. Just open your terminal and type the following commands.

Step 1: You need proper rights to do things. Type your password.

sudo su

(If you have no proper rights to do this try the sudo command before every other command in the list.)

Step 2: Add pipelight’s repository.

add-apt-repository ppa:pipelight/stable

Step 3: Advanced Packaging Tool’s update.

apt-get update

Step 4: Open the following directory.

cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

Step 5: File listing.

ls -l

Now you should see a file in the list, named something like this:

pipelight-ubuntu-stable*.list

Step 6: Open the following file with nano or vi or whatever you like.

nano pipelight-ubuntu-stable*.list

Step 7: Change your Ubuntu’s version everywhere in the text to xenial. In my case from artful to xenial. But it could be other, it depends on your Ubuntu’s version.

From one of these:
(16.10) yaketty,
(17.04) zesty,
(17.10) artful

To this:
(16.04) xenial

Step 8: Save the edited file. If you are using nano, just press control+x.

Step 9: Install pipelight.

apt-get install --install-recommends pipelight-multi

Step 10: Pipelight’s update.

pipelight-plugin --update

Step 11: Remove existing flash version. (Or other plugin versions which you want to install with pipelight.)

apt-get remove adobe-flashplugin

Step 12: Enable the necessary plugin.

pipelight-plugin --enable flash

Or other plugins like:

pipelight-plugin --enable silverlight

and so on.

Step 13: Pipelight’s update to recognizes enabled plugin(s).

    pipelight-plugin --update

Step 14: Add the plugin(s) to firefox.

pipelight-plugin --create-mozilla-plugins

Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : Milad P. , Answer Author : majtenyim

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