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** Description changed:

  Chromium is unable to use the widevine component from google chrome :
  libwidevinecdmadapter.so and libwidevinecdm.so
  
  How to reproduce :
  
  - copy the 2 files the chrome archive in /usr/lib/chromium-browser
  - check chrome://components/
  - Widevine does not appear
  
- it seems widevine support is only activated when branding=chrome
- 
- as seen in
+ Solution :
  
  
- https://github.com/scheib/chromium/blob/master/third_party/widevine/cdm/widevine_cdm.gyp
+ With the help from several people, a PPA is available with this feature : 
  
- Widevine support would enable EME playing such as Netflix
+ - https://launchpad.net/~saiarcot895/+archive/ubuntu/chromium-dev
+ 
+ - You need the binary widevine plugin plugin (2 files) :
+ 
+ https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-
+ browser/+bug/1371274/+attachment/4397708/+files/WidevineLinuxForChromium44.tar.gz
+ 
+ To be copied in /usr/lib/chromium
+ 
+ - Launch netflix.com and see if it works.
+ 
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: chromium-browser 37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep 18 21:11:17 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-02 (350 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130925.1)
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=fr_FR
-  TERM=xterm
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANGUAGE=fr_FR
+  TERM=xterm
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: chromium-browser
  SystemImageInfo: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type: 'system-image-cli'
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-31 (109 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium.browser: [deleted]
  mtime.conffile..etc.chromium.browser.default: 2014-06-01T14:14:23.245932

** Description changed:

  Chromium is unable to use the widevine component from google chrome :
  libwidevinecdmadapter.so and libwidevinecdm.so
  
  How to reproduce :
  
  - copy the 2 files the chrome archive in /usr/lib/chromium-browser
  - check chrome://components/
  - Widevine does not appear
  
  Solution :
  
- 
- With the help from several people, a PPA is available with this feature : 
+ With the help from several people (hogliux for patch and saiarcot895 for
+ PPA) , a PPA is available with this feature :
  
  - https://launchpad.net/~saiarcot895/+archive/ubuntu/chromium-dev
  
  - You need the binary widevine plugin plugin (2 files) :
  
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-
  browser/+bug/1371274/+attachment/4397708/+files/WidevineLinuxForChromium44.tar.gz
  
  To be copied in /usr/lib/chromium
  
  - Launch netflix.com and see if it works.
- 
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: chromium-browser 37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep 18 21:11:17 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-02 (350 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130925.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=fr_FR
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: chromium-browser
  SystemImageInfo: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type: 'system-image-cli'
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-31 (109 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium.browser: [deleted]
  mtime.conffile..etc.chromium.browser.default: 2014-06-01T14:14:23.245932

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1371274

Title:
  Unable to use the widevine plugin with Chromium

Status in Chromium Browser:
  Unknown
Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Chromium is unable to use the widevine component from google chrome :
  libwidevinecdmadapter.so and libwidevinecdm.so

  How to reproduce :

  - copy the 2 files the chrome archive in /usr/lib/chromium-browser
  - check chrome://components/
  - Widevine does not appear

  Solution :

  With the help from several people (hogliux for patch and saiarcot895
  for PPA) , a PPA is available with this feature :

  - https://launchpad.net/~saiarcot895/+archive/ubuntu/chromium-dev

  - You need the binary widevine plugin plugin (2 files) :

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-
  browser/+bug/1371274/+attachment/4397708/+files/WidevineLinuxForChromium44.tar.gz

  To be copied in /usr/lib/chromium

  - Launch netflix.com and see if it works.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: chromium-browser 37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep 18 21:11:17 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-02 (350 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130925.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=fr_FR
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: chromium-browser
  SystemImageInfo: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type: 'system-image-cli'
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-31 (109 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium.browser: [deleted]
  mtime.conffile..etc.chromium.browser.default: 2014-06-01T14:14:23.245932

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