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= Install the Silverlight plug-in =
''Silverlight'' is a ''plug-in'' for your web browser which allows you to watch videos and use interactive web pages on some websites. Some websites won't work without Silverlight.

If you view a Silverlight-enabled website but don't have the plug-in installed, you will probably see a message telling you so. This message should have instructions telling you how to get the plug-in, but these instructions might not be suitable for your web browser or version of Linux.

If you want to view Silverlight-enabled websites, you should install the ''Moonlight'' plug-in instead. This is a free, open-source version of Silverlight which runs on Linux.

Some Linux distributions have a copy of Moonlight that you can install using their software installer; just open the installer and search for Silverlight or Moonlight.

If your distribution doesn't have a Moonlight software package, see the [[http://www.go-mono.com/moonlight/|Moonlight website]] for more information and installation instructions.