[ubuntu-uk] listening to BBC

[Matt Jones]

On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Michael G Fletcher <
michael at ilovemylinux.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 8:52 PM, norman <norman at littletank.org> wrote:
> > After months of trying I have finally got my little brother, who is in
> > his seventies, to join the 21st century and he has installed Ubuntu 8.04
> > (no newfangled stuff like 8.10 for him) along with his XP. Now, big
> > brother is inundated with questions most of which, fortunately, I can
> > answer. However, now I am stumped, he wants to listen to BBC radio on
> > the BBC website, something I do not do. I have tried Google but am
> > mightily confused so could some kind person suggest somethings he might
> > try, please.
> >
> > Norman
> >
> >
> > --
> > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
> >
> as far as i understand it, all you need to listen and watch items on
> the BBC website is the non-free flash player.
>
> sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
>
> HTH
> --Michael
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That works for the video, not for the radio. You need to install realplayer
or possibly the Helix player.

Mj
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