[CentOS] firefox-60.5.0-2.el7.centos.x86_64 and Netflix

[James Pearson]

Bernard Lheureux:
>
> Since the last upgrade to firefox-60.5.0-2.el7.centos.x86_64 on my
> CentOS 7, it is no longer possible to watch Netflix with my Firefox, it
> always says that "Firefox is installing components needed to play the
> audio or video on this page. Please try again later."
> But nothing happens and Netflix is no longer readable with Firefox...
> I tried downgrading to firefox-60.4.0-1.el7.centos.x86_64 and al is now
> correct with Netflix...
> Anyone had experienced the same behavior ?

I think this might be something to do with an incompatible 'Widevine' plugin for playing DRM content 

See:

 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1524830

One workaround is detailed in Comment #5 :

 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1524830#c5

(I haven't tried this myself)

James Pearson