<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 6:49 PM, Mischa Falkenburg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:because_productions@myfairpoint.net">because_productions@myfairpoint.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Vincent wrote:
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Mischa
Falkenburg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:because_productions@myfairpoint.net" target="_blank">because_productions@myfairpoint.net</a>></span>
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> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:03 AM, Mischa Falkenburg<br>
> <<a href="mailto:because_productions@myfairpoint.net" target="_blank">because_productions@myfairpoint.net</a><br>
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<div>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:because_productions@myfairpoint.net" target="_blank">because_productions@myfairpoint.net</a>>>
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> Steve Dodier wrote:<br>
> > RM files are video files, as far as I know. I mentionned
Exaile and<br>
> > such as alternatives to Amarok (which is designed for KDE
(including<br>
> > Kubuntu) and not for XFCE (including Xubuntu)).<br>
> ><br>
> > To read video files, you indeed need a video player.
TOtem, VLC and<br>
> > MPlayer are the most famous ones, but if there is a file
VLC can't<br>
> > play, then the two others won't either. And RM files can
only be<br>
> read<br>
> > with RealPlayer.<br>
> ><br>
> > You can get RealPlayer 10 from the medibuntu repository<br>
> > (<a href="http://www.medibuntu.org/" target="_blank">http://www.medibuntu.org/</a>)
or RealPlayer 11 for Linux here :<br>
> > <a href="http://europe.real.com/realplayer/other-versions/" target="_blank">http://europe.real.com/realplayer/other-versions/</a> .<br>
> ><br>
> > Note that in both cases, we will not be able to provide
you support<br>
> > for it, as it is an external repository that is not
checked by the<br>
> > community, for applications that are not Free.<br>
> Well, I guess I'm sunk then. Tried doing the Real Player thing,<br>
> and that<br>
> too led no where. No luck with VLC, either. So, the best I can<br>
> hope for<br>
> is to install KDE on a box and "try again"?<br>
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> No, IIRC AmaroK, too, can't play .rm files (and if it can, you can<br>
> still install it within Xubuntu, it just doesn't integrate as
well).<br>
> How did the Real Player thing not work? Did you not get it
installed,<br>
> did it not play the file?<br>
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> M.<br>
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> --<br>
> Vincent<br>
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(I haven't been trying to be rude...I've just been away)<br>
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Well, "it" didn't work out mostly because I really didn't know what I<br>
was doing. As far as RealPlayer 10, I had the feeling that "perhaps" it<br>
might not be the way to proceed with this box. It's an "older" (believe<br>
me, I have OLDER ones than this ;-) ) Compaq, so I assumed that I should<br>
go the i386 route...just, if for no other reason, than to avoid any<br>
"nasty" messages about how 10 wouldn't work etc.<br>
So, the i386 version that I thought I would try was RP8. If this was<br>
"foolish thinking" on my part, then fine...I can live with that reality.<br>
Downloading left an archive box on my desktop...and from that point I<br>
lost heart. There wasn't anything showing in the contents that made any<br>
sense to me as far as trying to install RP. In some ways (maybe many<br>
ways) I'm still the MSoft "victim"...where my thoughts aren't yet<br>
automatically linux-oriented.<br>
So, the box has been deleted, and I think I'm ready to proceed from here<br>
with any suggestion that anyone might care to make.<br>
If you need to know specific information regarding this box, please also<br>
be specific about "how" I can provide you with same.<br>
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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: <a href="http://packages.medibuntu.org/jaunty/realplayer.html" target="_blank">http://packages.medibuntu.org/jaunty/realplayer.html</a>
(click the i386 on the bottom of the screen)<br>
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If you also want automatic updates for that, follow the instructions on
this page: <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu</a><br>
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And if you have further questions, mail this list :)<br>
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Thanks-in-advance.<br>
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Mischa</font><br>
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-- <br>
Vincent<br>
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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?<br>
</div></blockquote><div><br>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.<br><br>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.<br>
<br>Then you can download the .deb installer from the following location:<br><br> * If your version is 8.04: <a href="http://packages.medibuntu.org/hardy/realplayer.html">http://packages.medibuntu.org/hardy/realplayer.html</a><br>
* If your version if 8.10: <a href="http://packages.medibuntu.org/intrepid/realplayer.html">http://packages.medibuntu.org/intrepid/realplayer.html</a><br> <br>Hope that helps a bit.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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