topic Re: how do watch Sky go on linux in Sky Go

how do watch Sky go on linux

David_Liye_Moor — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:29:09 GMT

how do watch Sky go on linux?

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

Annie+UK — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:40:06 GMT

you could try an android emulator or run windows under emulation but there is no native way to run Sky Go

I have to use my xbox as my Debian PC is a no go

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

TimmyBGood — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:24:56 GMT

@David_Liye_Moor

Despite the strong opinion of some Penguin fans, there's not actually an obligation for anyone to provide a Linux version of their app.

Maybe next year ; )

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

Annie+UK — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:01:11 GMT

@TimmyBGood wrote:

@David_Liye_Moor

Despite the strong opinion of some Penguin fans, there's not actually an obligation for anyone to provide a Linux version of their app.

Would be nice though 🙂 at least some companies are starting to support us 🙂

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

TimmyBGood — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:16:47 GMT

@Annie+UK

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

Annie+UK — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:24:56 GMT

I've been using Linux for years now 🙂 👍️

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

TimmyBGood — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:30:44 GMT

@Annie+UK

My last foray was running a captive portal on a guest wireless network, and that was a while ago.

I'm kind of tempted to build my own Steam Machine though.

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

MrRichAllen1976 — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:19:58 GMT

@David_Liye_Moor This is one of the many reasons why Linux isn't good for most things IMO.

You're better off with a Windows 11 PC, as I discovered last year.

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

TimmyBGood — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:24:24 GMT

@MrRichAllen1976 wrote:

This is one of the many reasons why Linux isn't good for most things IMO.

Linux is extremely good at the things it's good at: the world we know now absolutely wouldn't be spinning without it (not to mention several billion Android smartphones running a Linux kernel)

What it (still) isn't great at is offering a realistic alternative to the Microsoft/Apple duopoly as a PC operating system for most people, but frankly that's never going to happen anyway.

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

Foxygirl1953 — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:36:53 GMT

I've tried Linux but with all of the terminal stuff it's far too complicated for my tastes , if they made it just click and go like Windows then it would be fine . I can't be doing with the faff ....

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

GD1 — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:40:23 GMT

@Foxygirl1953 There are various version like Mint that are laid out in a desktop format.

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

Foxygirl1953 — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:20:29 GMT

Yes but to install quite a lot of programs you have to type unintelligible gibberish into the terminal just to get them working and that's a complete no no for me ...

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

Annie+UK — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:38:11 GMT

@Foxygirl1953 wrote:

Yes but to install quite a lot of programs you have to type unintelligible gibberish into the terminal just to get them working and that's a complete no no for me ...

???

What like:

sudo apt install <app name>

Or use the built-in package manager similar to windows/MacOs!

It takes no time at all to learn the terminal and in lots of cases it is much more powerful than using a GUI

Re: how do watch Sky go on linux

Foxygirl1953 — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:08:08 GMT

When I left School in 1972 we were still using mechanical calculators as the electronic version hadn't been invented yet and I was 34 years old when the first home computers started appearing , and I couldn't afford one until I was in my 40's . So you see I had no Computer education , if it isn't point and click then it isn't for me and I'm not going to change my ways in my 70's .