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I am using Ubuntu 16.04 on may mac-book and would like to install popcorn time(the current version is 3.2). However all the packages of popcorn time that I have downloaded either;

  1. Do not have an installation file ( so I cannot use sudo ./install )
  2. Are not executable and simply do nothing when double clicked,
  3. Give me an error "Sorry, this did not work, no file_to_app results to show" when they try open with Ubuntu software installer

EDIT 1; This is the procedure I first used as in a popular post here in askubuntu;

  1. Download PopCorn Time.

  2. Open a Terminal ( Ctrl + Alt + T ).

  3. Enter in your download folder : cd ~/Downloads mkdir $$

  4. Extract the downloaded archive tar -xf Popcorn-Time-*.tar.xz -C $$

  5. Run cd $$

  6. sudo ./install.

    Then when sudo ./install returned no such file, I tried going into the unzipped folder and double clicking the popcorn-time file, that's when I got:

Sorry, this did not work, no file_to_app results to show

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Francis part 2
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    Please edit and post the exact steps or a link to the tutorial you've been following. –  Dec 30 '16 at 18:29
  • Thank you for adding the steps (most are wrong because you don't know what you're doing) but a link to the tutorial you followed would be better so we can check whether that tutorial is stupid or you misunderstood something. It could be a simple matter of adapting to your own environment but it could be something else. Either way mkdir doesn't work following cd and who in his/her right mind would a call a directory "$$" anyway? –  Dec 30 '16 at 19:34
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    Possible duplicate of How to install Popcorn Time using installer from their official site? –  Dec 30 '16 at 19:35
  • Hi @CelticWarrior I have already tried the solutions featured in the posts you are linking to...they didn't work and thats why I'm seeking help – Francis part 2 Dec 30 '16 at 19:58
  • Hey tried this:https://www.reddit.com/r/PopCornTime/comments/4s0k5g/how_do_i_install_popcorn_time_on_ubuntu_1604/ – answerSeeker Dec 30 '16 at 20:08
  • What you posted doesn't make sense as I already mentioned. If you knew what the commands do you would know it. cd ~/Downloads is one command, mkdir... is another; the former makes sense if and only if you have a folder named "Downloads" (the default downloads folder goes by different names depending on the OS main language. Then, assuming "$$" makes sense a folder's name (it doesn't) it has to be created and it wasn't because (read above). Finally, the error you got it's telling exactly that: You tried to run a file that doesn't exist. (cont.) –  Dec 30 '16 at 20:14
  • @Francispart2 If it works for you let me know so that I can put it as an answer if someone else doesn't beat me to it. I tried installing ptime a while back but gave up because it never worked. I just found about the reddit link today but haven't really tried it. – answerSeeker Dec 30 '16 at 20:19
  • Now, assuming it works (I don't know, I don't care and I don't condone PIRACY), most of the steps can be done without terminal: Simply download the file (.tar.xz) anywhere you want, right-click it and "extract here...). Then and only then you need the terminal and the first thing is cd to the full path to the folder you extracted. Then run it. –  Dec 30 '16 at 20:21
  • Thanks @Tatakai I managed to open the application. However it doesnt get to the movies it just displays "The remote Movies API failed to respond, please check http://status.... and try again later" when I follow that link it says that popcorn time is NOT experiencing any issues....Has anyone else seen this error? – Francis part 2 Dec 30 '16 at 21:23

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Try this bro, it's working 100 %.

https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-popcorn-time-movie-player-on-ubuntu-16-04-xenial-xerus-linux

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There is .deb instal pac on the Internet that works on my UbuntuMate 16.04 LTS 64bit.

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But my problem is that it never came further than loading / initializing; the first screen.

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Has anyone experienced with that?

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