Added information how to install Google Chrome

with Google chrome it is possible to view contect from Netflix and Amazon Prime, while Firefox which has been suggested for watching Netflix before will not work with Amazon Prime.
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Play Netflix
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You can play Netflix by installing a more recent version of firefox or by installing Google Chroome.
As Google Chrome will play video from Netflx and (!) Amazon, the suggestion is to install Google Chrome.
If you don't use Amazon Prime, Firefox will work.
Install Firefox
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The built in Firefox (from the Debian Template VM) was Firefox ESR 45.3.0
According to the "supported browser" list Mozilla Firefox >= 47.x is needed.
I've thereoff installed Firefox v53.0.2 according to this manual:
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How to use Amazon Prime
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If you have setup everything to watch netflix (see above), Amazon Prime should also work.
Enjoy"
Playing Video thorugh Amazon Prime via Firefox didn't work, with Google Chrome it works.
Warning: You need to install Google Chrome, not Chromium.
Install Google Chrome
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Launch you Debian 8 Template VM
1) Download latest .deb-package of Google Chrome
wget -c wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
2) Install the package
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-*.deb
3) Install missing dependencies
sudo apt-get install -f
4) Shutdown Template VM
5) Add Google Chrome Shortcut to your multimedia App VM
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