Hulu Desktop for Linux
When I first started Desktop Linux Reviews, I wanted to include some Linux applications along with the distribution reviews. I’ve finally gotten around to that now and the first application review is Hulu Desktop for Linux.
Hulu is one of the most popular video sites on the web. You can watch all kinds of different television shows and movies right in your browser. But there’s also another way to watch Hulu and that’s to download the Hulu Desktop application for Linux.
Please note that Hulu Desktop for Linux is currently labeled “beta” so don’t be surprised if you find some burps here or there if you try to use it. Also, I did not test this with a remote control as I ran the application in Linux Mint 8 in VMWare and the Apple remote I had didn’t work. So I used my trackball to navigate the application.
The package download for Hulu Desktop for Linux weighed in at a very petite 598KB.
Requirements
Here are the system requirements from the Hulu site:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz
At least 2.0 GB RAM
Fedora 9, Ubuntu 8.04 or later
2 Mbps Internet connection
Flash 10.0.22
And here are the software requirements:
GTK+ 2.12 or higher
GLib 2.16 or higher
LIRC 0.8.2 or higher (required for remote control functionality)
When you first start Hulu, a default video will being playing in the Hulu interface.
(3 votes, average: 2.33 out of 5)
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I think the UI for hulu desktop is absolutely horrible.
It takes forever to get to the content. I have tried to make myself use it several times and I keep going back to viewing the content through the browser.
Kudos to hulu for releasing a Linux version, but shame on them for releasing a UI nightmare!
Well my take on it is that it is a waste of an IP address:
“Sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed from within the United States”
@ Roger:
Agreed!