In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to download Popcorn Time
- How to extract and install Popcorn Time
- How to create Popcorn Time launcher
- How to start Popcorn Time
There are multiple projects under different domain names claiming to be the "Popcorn Time" movie player on the Internet. These projects are malware clones, so avoid for all cost. The official website of the Popcorn Time movie player is
https://popcorntime.sh/
.Software Requirements and Conventions Used
Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
---|---|
System | Installed Ubuntu 20.04 or upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa |
Software | Popcorn Time 3.10 |
Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
Conventions | # - requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command $ - requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user |
How to install Popcorn Time movie player on Ubuntu 20.04 step by step instructions
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- First step is to install all prerequisites. Open up your terminal and enter the following commands:
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module libgconf-2-4
- Next, download and install Popcorn Time binaries:
$ sudo mkdir /opt/popcorn-time $ sudo wget -O- https://get.popcorntime.sh/build/Popcorn-Time-0.3.10-Linux-64.tar.xz | sudo tar Jx -C /opt/popcorn-time
- Create executable link:
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/popcorn-time/Popcorn-Time /usr/bin/popcorn-time
- At this stage you are ready to start Popcorn Time movie player from a command line by executing the below command:
$ popcorn-time
- Optionally, you can create a desktop launcher to start the Popcorn Time from your desktop menu. To do so as an administrative user create a file
/usr/share/applications/popcorntime.desktop
:$ sudo nano /usr/share/applications/popcorntime.desktop
and insert the following content into this file:
Once ready download the Popcorn Time icon:[Desktop Entry] Version = 1.0 Type = Application Terminal = false Name = Popcorn Time Exec = /usr/bin/popcorn-time Icon = /opt/popcorn-time/popcorntime.png Categories = Application;
$ sudo wget -qO /opt/popcorn-time/popcorntime.png goo.gl/wz8ifr
- All done. Use activities menu to start Popcorn Time movie player.