[ubuntu-uk] Cant run RealPLayer 10

Primax swift240 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 5 16:18:52 GMT 2007


Mac wrote:
> Terence Simpson wrote:
>> "realplay" is "RealPlayer", it's not GNU/GPL.
>> It's also not in the repositories (probably in medibunti though), so
>> apt-get will fail.
> 
> 
> Terence >>> Yes, I wasn't being very precise. 'realplay' is the package 
> name, which Primax would need to look it up in Synaptic (and not 
> 'realplayer', so it can be confusing.)  It is the package for RealPlayer 
> 10, about which the notes say
> 
> "RealPlayer 10 for Linux is based on the open source Helix player.
> 
> "RealPlayer 10 supports RealAudio, RealVideo 10, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and
> Theora, H263, AAC and more. Get ready for accelerated video, full
> screen playback, and a lot more to play."
> 
> That's why I assumed it was basically GNU/GPL.
> 
> The version I'm using is in Feisty-Commercial.
> 
> Mac
> 
> 
> 
I am thinking would it make any sense to uninstall Realplay completely 
and go for it again?


Mike.




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