I had that problem too. Thing is, nothing was broken and everything was fine. It just whined at me.
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2025
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How tf do you not support an operating system. Like you gotta go out of your way to detect and block the operating system. Like if you put in 0 effort it would probably work but your company really spent money making their product less accessible for no reason.
Because Linux doesn't have any legitimate programs to enforce the DRM on their files, presumably. Plus their .exes/.dmgs for companion tooling won't work on Linux, unless you're the kind of person smart enough to bypas this message.
To be honest, the code generating this message probably just checks if you're on at least Windows 10 or macOS 14 to make sure their code works, and just echoes back the OS if it's not supported (Android, iOS). I doubt anyone bothered testing for Linux on their website, let alone care to fix the problem.
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Just had to deal with this last semester. Get a user agent switcher plugin and change your OS to windows, it should work for everything but proctored tests. You'll likely have to go in person for those
They're under a class-action lawsuit currently for using biometric data in a US state where it's illegal. Just kinda interesting. https://www.bipatestsettlement.com/Home/FAQ
I had this problem with Pearson. I got around it by making sure my bowser (librewolf) reported windows as my user agent. This was last semester for an online intro level course, ymmv
Edit: I see your other posts about how its not blocking access... Tbh I don't remember checking, I just remember checking my browser settings haha. Guess I didn't have to bother.
This is like the Apple Business website, which only works in Safari, according to them. Used the User-Agent Switcher plugin, and the website/dashboard works just fine on Firefox in Linux.
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Pearson has an effective monopoly on teacher certification tests. I don’t understand why private companies get to make up so many of the rules.
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I ran into this before too, I believe I got around it with a User Agent changer… that or a windows 10 VM with 2 cores and 2GB of RAM that ran only Firefox… or you may be able to just press remind me later and suffer little/no consequences
I think it’s just because people that use Linux are generally more technologically inclined and are more likely to try and get around their crappy DRM
Yeah, I can still access it just fine, but the word "Upgrade" didn't make me very happy...
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Your operating system Ubuntu, is not supported.
Click here to upgrade to Arch, btw.
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bro, my math and calc professor made us use this for our course despite the fact that our college really wants profs to stop using 3rd party sites like these and just use Brightspace.
It was like $100 CAD too. And it's a fucking WEBSITE. Why is windows required? Do you need to ring 0 access so I can solve a derivative or something????
I had a course where the teacher basically said you would have a hard time passing if you did not have a windows laptop because it was the only OS that worked well with their program.
The program was Excel workbooks
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That kind of fuckery drove me off a company-sponsored training course.
Change your user agent. There's a bunch of extensions for that and they don't compromise functionality.
Bonus points if it's a Linux course