[xubuntu-users] .rm files (Real Media, I assume)

[Mischa Falkenburg]

Steve Dodier wrote:
> RM files are video files, as far as I know. I mentionned Exaile and 
> such as alternatives to Amarok (which is designed for KDE (including 
> Kubuntu) and not for XFCE (including Xubuntu)).
>
> To read video files, you indeed need a video player. TOtem, VLC and 
> MPlayer are the most famous ones, but if there is a file VLC can't 
> play, then the two others won't either. And RM files can only be read 
> with RealPlayer.
>
> You can get RealPlayer 10 from the medibuntu repository 
> (http://www.medibuntu.org/) or RealPlayer 11 for Linux here : 
> http://europe.real.com/realplayer/other-versions/ .
>
> Note that in both cases, we will not be able to provide you support 
> for it, as it is an external repository that is not checked by the 
> community, for applications that are not Free.
Well, I guess I'm sunk then. Tried doing the Real Player thing, and that 
too led no where. No luck with VLC, either. So, the best I can hope for 
is to install KDE on a box and "try again"?

M.