Here comes a tool \u2018Popcorn Time<\/b>\u2018 which performs all the above discussed function and the performance of which is out-of-box.<\/p>\n Install Popcorn Time in Linux<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Popcorn Time<\/b>\u00a0is a Free and Open Source Software released under General Public License and written in programming languages which includes \u2013 HTML, JavaScript and CSS, which streams video on-line for free without the need of filling silly forms or adding your credit card details. It is available for all major operating platforms including Linux, Mac OS and Windows.<\/p>\n The movies in Popcorn time is streamed using bittorrent Protocol. The Application program streams pirated movies directly from torrent trackers. The User Interface of Popcorn Time enables a user to search movies based upon a huge genre and categories. The film is presented in Thumbnails along with the Film Title, their ratings, Year, a small review and the subtitles availability in various Languages. It has a \u2018WATCH IT NOW<\/b>\u2018 button which makes it possible to stream the movie instantaneously without any formality.<\/p>\n Popcorn Time is used all around the globe in all the countries including those two countries who does not have INTERNET connection as reported by Popcorn time Official site. In some countries the users were getting legal threats against pirated movies. To FIX this Popcorn Time now has encrypted its BitTorrent Traffic and Included VPN service which ensures the identity of third party users can no longer be traced thus avoiding unnecessary risk.<\/p>\n Streaming of pirated movies brought this application in debate if this is legal or illegal. We are not going to discuss if this is legal or not and for a FOSS Enthusiastic it rarely means anything. Well the controversy of streaming illegal pirated movies forced its developers to discontinue the project and as a result on\u00a0March 14th of 2014<\/b>, the official website of Popcorn Times and GitHub Repository were removed.<\/p>\n Popcorn Time announced that it was ceasing operations, in a blog post at\u00a0http:\/\/getpopcornti.me\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cPopcorn Time is shutting down today. Not because we ran out of energy, commitment, focus or allies. But because we need to move on with our lives.<\/p>\n Our experiment has put us at the doors of endless debates about piracy and copyright, legal threats and the shady machinery that makes us feel in danger for doing what we love. And that\u2019s not a battle we want a place in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The development of Popcorn Time was taken over by two team and since then this project again moved into \u2018Active<\/b>\u2018 stage. At this point of time both the groups carrying out the development of Popcorn time uses their own and distinct websites. One is\u00a0popcorntime.io<\/b>\u00a0and the other is\u00a0Time4Popcorn.eu<\/b>.<\/p>\n Download Popcorn Time source tarball package (latest version\u00a00.3.7.2<\/strong>) from any of the two developers\u2019 group website.<\/p>\n Alternatively, you may also use\u00a0wget<\/strong>\u00a0command to download tarballs directly in your terminal.<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: You must have \u2018xz-utils<\/strong>\u2018 package installed on the system to extract the \u2018xz<\/strong>\u2018 format tarball. If not, install the package\u00a0xz-utils<\/strong>\u00a0using yum or apt package manager.<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: In my Debian Jessie (sid\/Testing) x86_64 architecture processor. I got the below warning message when I tried running Popcorn-Time.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve fixed, by creating a symbolic link tolibudev.so.1 to libudev.so.<\/p>\n After that fix, I again tried running Popcorn-Time and I run without any glitch.<\/p>\n Please accept the terms of service.<\/p>\n Accept Terms Of Service<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The second window says \u201cThis Popcorn Time Service will Never be taken Down. Enjoy\u201d.<\/p>\n Service Never Be Closed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Movie Gallery.<\/p>\n Popcorn Time Movie Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Full Screen View<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Check the effect when I put my mouse over a Movie Thumbnai (2nd row \u2013 4th Column). You can mark \u201cmark as seen<\/strong>\u201d as well as \u201cAdd to bookmark<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n Show Movie Thumbnail<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The next window upon clicking the Movies Tiles shows Information related to Movie like \u2013 Year, Play Time, Genre, No. of starts, A summary of what the movie is all about, Subtitles availability in Languages (see the flags), etc.<\/p>\n In popcorn time or VLC, Watch Trailer, Pixel choice in which you want to watch, subtitles, short description of the movie, magnet link Download and related information like torrent health, number of seeds, ratio, peers, etc.<\/p>\n Show Movie Summary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n And here the movie starts.<\/p>\n Streaming Movie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Watching Movie \u2013 Quality is High and i didn\u2019t lagged any time (well my connection speed is good too). You have the option to pause and play movie, anytime.<\/p>\n Watching Movie in High Quality<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The subtitles option. You can Import your own Subtitle \u2018.srt<\/b>\u2018 file just by dragging and droping. Change volume, minimise, maximize or close it (see the X on the Top Right).<\/p>\n Movie Subtitle Option<\/p>\n<\/div>\n TV Series Gallery. Play the same way.<\/p>\n TV Series Shows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Anime Gallery. Choose what to play<\/p>\n Anime Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n You may watch Movies, TV Series and Anime over a lot of Genre be it comedy or fantasy or fiction.<\/p>\n Library of Genre<\/p>\n<\/div>\n You also have the option to sort you favourite Movies\/ TV Series or Anime by popularity, Year, Update, Name or Rating.<\/p>\n Sort Movies By Genre<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Settings Interface \u2013 Though you do not need to edit it unless you really mean it.<\/p>\n Settings Interface<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Search for a movie of choice using the search box above.<\/p>\n Search Movies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n About Popcorn Time \u2013 Thanks to all the Designers and Developers who contribution make it project a success.<\/p>\n About Popcorn Time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I personally feel this tool very Impressive. The real time torrent download and streaming of movie is brilliant. The tool really is a better alternative to\u00a0Netflix<\/strong>. It is working out of box and seems promising. You will never let it go if you are a movie-hunter.<\/p>\n That\u2019s all for now.<\/p>\n![\"Install](\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Install-Popcorn-Time-in-Linux.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWhat is Popcorn Time?<\/h4>\n
Features of Popcorn Time<\/h4>\n
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How Popcorn Time Works?<\/h4>\n
The other side of the story\u2026<\/h5>\n
Later the Announcement<\/h5>\n
Installation of Popcorn Time in Linux<\/h3>\n
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On 32-Bit Systems<\/h5>\n
$ wget https:\/\/get.popcorntime.io\/build\/Popcorn-Time-0.3.7.2-Linux32.tar.xz\r\n$ tar -xvf Popcorn-Time-0.3.7.2-Linux32.tar.xz \r\n# cd Popcorn-Time\/\r\n$ chmod 755 Popcorn-Time \r\n.\/Popcorn-Time<\/pre>\n
On 64-Bit Systems<\/h5>\n
$ wget https:\/\/get.popcorntime.io\/build\/Popcorn-Time-0.3.7.2-Linux64.tar.xz\r\n$ tar -xvf Popcorn-Time-0.3.7.2-Linux64.tar.xz \r\n# cd Popcorn-Time\/\r\n$ chmod 755 Popcorn-Time \r\n.\/Popcorn-Time<\/pre>\n
$ .\/Popcorn-Time \r\n\r\n.\/Popcorn-Time: error while loading shared libraries: libudev.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory<\/pre>\n
$ ln -sf \/lib\/x86_64-linux-gnu\/libudev.so.1 \/lib\/x86_64-linux-gnu\/libudev.so.0<\/pre>\n
Testing Popcorn Time<\/h4>\n
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