[ubuntu-uk] Cant run RealPLayer 10

[alan c]

Primax wrote:
> 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?

In principle yes, however, I believe that the uninstall process is a 
slightly tedious manual delete of all files from the install, I beliee 
those containing 'real' (for example.....
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alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391