[ubuntu-uk] Cant run RealPLayer 10

[Mac]

alan c wrote:
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> It was that experience which party decided me to only use things I 
> could install  via synaptic, and further, to stay with mplayer (FOSS) 
> even though the functions and gui is not as good.


Because of similar nightmares I now use aptitude routinely, and try only 
to install from debs from repositories.  Aptitude seems to keep track of 
dependencies better than synaptic, so you can <sudo aptitude remove 
'packagename'>, and, better yet, when things get bad <sudo aptitude 
purge 'packagename'>, which gets rid of pretty much everything including 
configuration files.

I understand aptitude's now the preferred method for .debs;  I wonder 
how many of us use it, and whether there are any issues with it (though 
can't say I've experienced any).

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