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I recently had trouble watching Hulu on my Arch machine and after searching around online I found that flash requires the use of the HAL program. This is how I worked around the problem.

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  sudo pacman -Syu
  

• Install flashplugin:
  

  sudo pacman -S flashplugin
  

Install HAL¶

• Install HAL from the AUR:
  

  yaourt hal
  

• Start and enable the HAL service at boot:
  

  sudo systemctl enable hal.service
  sudo systemctl start hal.service
  

• Clear your Flash cache by going to http://phtshp.us/2fZi and selecting Delete all sites under the Website Storage Settings panel

• Go to http://phtshp.us/aDzNKq in a web browser and click Reset License Files, then restart your browser

Resources¶

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Flash_DRM_content
• http://www.hulu.com/help/articles/23184736