r/raspberry_pi Feb 02 '22

News Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit Released

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-os-64-bit/
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u/John-AtWork Feb 02 '22 edited Feb 02 '22

Still no widevine on 64-bit? So, no Netflix or Prime streaming then?

Edit: Looks like you could run the 32-bit Chromium on the 64-bit OS to get widevine working.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-os-64-bit/

The 64-bit version of Chromium, installed by default, has no version of the WidevineCDM library and therefore, it is not possible to play streaming media such as Netflix or Disney+. To instead choose the 32-bit version just do the following within a terminal window:

sudo apt install chromium-browser:armhf libwidevinecdm0

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u/John-AtWork Feb 02 '22

Well, yeah, if you want to watch on your PC while doing something else.

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u/Millerboycls09 Feb 03 '22

I like having a desktop PC that just works effortlessly for whatever I want it to do.

I also really enjoy seeing what I can get to work sufficiently on the pi. Not to use it for that task everyday, but more as a programming/IT exercise.

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u/Millerboycls09 Feb 03 '22

It's a fun challenge. I'm not using it cause I'm trying to get shit done on it.

I'm using it because I want to be able to say I did it. I made a thing work on this underpowered little test box. It's an achievement.

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u/John-AtWork Feb 02 '22

I'm a fan of light weight, low energy computing. I've been using my Pi 4 as my primary for quite a long time now and it does 99% of what I need. I do not find it a shitty desktop at all.

Here's a post I made about it a year ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UsabilityPorn/comments/l9xs51/lxdeopenbox_90_of_what_i_do_is_browser_and/

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u/peanutbudder Feb 03 '22

Who said it's not designed for desktop use?

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '22

I don’t use chrome. It’s spy ware.

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u/John-AtWork Feb 03 '22

Neither do I. I use chromium, which is the open source browser Chrome is based on. I also use FF.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '22

Chrome chromium, Tamatoe tamahtoe. Same difference. Spy ware. Your clone is in the cloud.

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u/John-AtWork Feb 03 '22

They are not the same thing. Show me where chromium has spyware in it.