Conventions? choice of install directory?

[Эохайд "Брес" МакЭлатха]

try next:
# chmod +x ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin
# ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin

or
# sh ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin

Good luck.

В письме от Птн, 24 Ноя 2006, 14:34 Trevor Nye пишет:
> I have tried to download and install the RealPlayer10GOLD.bin
> #
>
> root at Ubuntu-64:/home/trevor# ls
> Desktop  Examples  key.gpg.asc  music  RealPlayer10GOLD.bin
> root at Ubuntu-64:/home/trevor# ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin
> bash: ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin: No such file or directory
>
> #
>
> Being a noooob I am I know missing something simple but I am getting a
> headache now
>
> Sorry for this being so basic, I am running 6.10 64 bit.
>
> I love Ubuntu it knocks the s**t out of Vista 64.
>
> tia
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2006-11-24 at 09:34 +0000, ac wrote:
>> After downloading something like realplayer 10 binary (note1), into an
>> initial download directory, I can run it either as user or with sudo.
>> As user, I think I have to install it into a location in the home/user
>> directories where user has write permissions, but with sudo presumably
>> I can choose an install directory anywhere (?)
>>
>> As it happens, using sudo, I chose to install
>> into/home/user/realplayer  which worked fine.
>> However, during the installation process the sequence asked me
>> if I wanted system wide symbolic links (I chose this)(note2) and asked
>> me
>> where it should put the symbolic links, suggesting   /usr which I
>> accepted.
>>
>> I am not very clear about the exact significance of these links, or
>> maybe links in general, but is there a more conventional or a more
>> elegant place for the installation directory, other than my present
>> choice of /home/user/realplayer?
>>
>> I do not really want to have an application in the user directory even
>> if it is owned by root. Should I have asked for the installation
>> directory to be in the /usr directory to start with?
>>
>> note1:
>> RealPlayer10GOLD.bin
>>
>> note 2:
>> this seems to correctly enter real player into such things as the menu
>> system, which I prefer.
>>
>> (I am using Kubuntu, if it makes any difference)
>> tia
>> --
>> ac
>>
>>
>
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