RealPlayer on Ubuntu 7.04

Michael R. Head burner at suppressingfire.org
Mon Aug 20 09:57:47 UTC 2007


Why not just use the packaged version?

Add the Canonical Commercial repository:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#head-b75a0c6c7e357640731529980d3f3ad3614b9a76

Then use synaptic to install the realplay package.

On Fri, 2007-08-17 at 11:47 +0100, K Theodor wrote:
> -
> I'd like to install RealPlayer on Ubuntu 7.04. Does any one know the correct 
> commands to execute the RealPlayer installation script on the Terminal 
> window?
> 
> I am a complete novice to Linux/Ubuntu and I imagine the way you go about it 
> is:
> 
> 1. You download RealPlayer on the desktop
> 
> 2. Click Clean Up and then close the window
> 
> 3. Then, you go to Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal
> 
> It's here I get stuck, what are the commands?
> 
> By the by, I've been given from a source some commands which go:
> 
> chmod +x RealPlayer*bin
> 
> I then pressed enter.
> 
> Then I typed:
> 
> sudo RealPlayer*bin
> 
> Unfortunately, I couldn't go any further for the response I got was a 
> disappointing
> 
> "No such file or directory exists"
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Theo
> 
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