[xubuntu-users] .rm files (Real Media, I assume)
Mischa Falkenburg
because_productions at myfairpoint.net
Wed Aug 5 19:09:14 BST 2009
Vincent wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 6:49 PM, Mischa Falkenburg
> <because_productions at myfairpoint.net
> <mailto:because_productions at myfairpoint.net>> wrote:
>
> Vincent wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Mischa Falkenburg
>> <because_productions at myfairpoint.net
>> <mailto:because_productions at myfairpoint.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Vincent wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:03 AM, Mischa Falkenburg
>> > <because_productions at myfairpoint.net
>> <mailto:because_productions at myfairpoint.net>
>> > <mailto:because_productions at myfairpoint.net
>> <mailto:because_productions at myfairpoint.net>>> wrote:
>> >
>> > 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"?
>> >
>> >
>> > No, IIRC AmaroK, too, can't play .rm files (and if it can,
>> you can
>> > still install it within Xubuntu, it just doesn't integrate
>> as well).
>> > How did the Real Player thing not work? Did you not get it
>> installed,
>> > did it not play the file?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > M.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Vincent
>> (I haven't been trying to be rude...I've just been away)
>>
>> Well, "it" didn't work out mostly because I really didn't
>> know what I
>> was doing. As far as RealPlayer 10, I had the feeling that
>> "perhaps" it
>> might not be the way to proceed with this box. It's an
>> "older" (believe
>> me, I have OLDER ones than this ;-) ) Compaq, so I assumed
>> that I should
>> go the i386 route...just, if for no other reason, than to
>> avoid any
>> "nasty" messages about how 10 wouldn't work etc.
>> So, the i386 version that I thought I would try was RP8. If
>> this was
>> "foolish thinking" on my part, then fine...I can live with
>> that reality.
>> Downloading left an archive box on my desktop...and from that
>> point I
>> lost heart. There wasn't anything showing in the contents
>> that made any
>> sense to me as far as trying to install RP. In some ways
>> (maybe many
>> ways) I'm still the MSoft "victim"...where my thoughts aren't yet
>> automatically linux-oriented.
>> So, the box has been deleted, and I think I'm ready to
>> proceed from here
>> with any suggestion that anyone might care to make.
>> If you need to know specific information regarding this box,
>> please also
>> be specific about "how" I can provide you with same.
>>
>>
>> OK, well, you need an Ubuntu installer (ends in .deb), you can
>> downloda the i386 Ubuntu installer of RP 10 here, assuming you're
>> using Xubuntu 9.04:
>> http://packages.medibuntu.org/jaunty/realplayer.html (click the
>> i386 on the bottom of the screen)
>>
>> If you also want automatic updates for that, follow the
>> instructions on this page:
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
>>
>> And if you have further questions, mail this list :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks-in-advance.
>>
>> Mischa
>>
>> --
>> Vincent
> According to the Xubuntu Desktop Guide, I'm running 8.04. Does
> this make a difference? If it does, how do I go-about upgrading to
> 9.04?
>
>
> It does make a difference, but nothing you need to upgrade for; it's
> just that for different versions of Xubuntu, different installers are
> needed.
>
> Unfortunately, Xubuntu 8.10 also claimed it was 8.04 in the Desktop
> Guide, if I remember correctly. You can check which version you have
> by opening Applications->System->System Monitor, under the System tab.
> Though it might be that this application was not available in your
> version of Xubuntu, if so, open Applications->Accessories->Terminal
> Window, then type "lsb_release -a" and press Enter. It should display
> your version.
>
> Then you can download the .deb installer from the following location:
>
> * If your version is 8.04:
> http://packages.medibuntu.org/hardy/realplayer.html
> * If your version if 8.10:
> http://packages.medibuntu.org/intrepid/realplayer.html
>
> Hope that helps a bit.
>
>
> M.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Vincent
OK. It revealed itself as 8.04.3, so I've downloaded the 8.04 .deb file
which now sits on the Desktop. Jumping the gun, I right-clicked on the
file and was given the choice of using GDebi Package Installer. That
gave me the message of: "could not open, etc."...check permissions.
What next?
M.
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