Install Realplayer....how?

[ronw]

HELP!! I NEED TO GET REALPLAYER INSTALLED, SO LOOKED ON A SUPPORT SITE AND WHAT I FOUND IS SHOWN BELOW, WITH QUESTIONS INTERSPACED....AND I AM SO STUPID, I UNDERSTAND THE WORDS, BUT NOT THE METHOD....

I SPEAK NOT THE GEEK!

THIS IS ON UBUNTU 5 10......

PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME!!

How do I install RealPlayer 10?

1.

Visit http://www.real.com/linux/ and download Realplayer 10 for Linux into a convenient directory.

HOW DO I PUT IT INTO A " CONVENIENT" DIRECTORY?

2.

Make the downloaded file executable. At the command line, change to the directory where you downloaded the file, and type

chmod +x RealPlayer10GOLD.bin

HOW DO I MAKE THE FILE EXECUTABLE?

3.

To install Real Player 10, run the downloaded file. Type

sudo ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin

When prompted for a location to install RealPlayer 10, type /usr/bin/RealPlayer

When prompted to configure system-wide symbolic links, type "y". After that, accept the default prefix for symbolic links.

4.

You can now safely remove the downloaded file from your system. Type

rm RealPlayer10GOLD.bin

5.

To run Real Player 10, choose Applications->Sound & Applications->RealPlayer 1

[rcm]

HELP!! I NEED TO GET REALPLAYER INSTALLED, SO LOOKED ON A SUPPORT SITE AND WHAT I FOUND IS SHOWN BELOW, WITH QUESTIONS INTERSPACED....AND I AM SO STUPID, I UNDERSTAND THE WORDS, BUT NOT THE METHOD....

I SPEAK NOT THE GEEK!

THIS IS ON UBUNTU 5 10......

PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME!!

How do I install RealPlayer 10?

1.

Visit http://www.real.com/linux/ and download Realplayer 10 for Linux into a convenient directory.

HOW DO I PUT IT INTO A " CONVENIENT" DIRECTORY?

2.

Make the downloaded file executable. At the command line, change to the directory where you downloaded the file, and type

chmod +x RealPlayer10GOLD.bin

HOW DO I MAKE THE FILE EXECUTABLE?

3.

To install Real Player 10, run the downloaded file. Type

sudo ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin

When prompted for a location to install RealPlayer 10, type /usr/bin/RealPlayer

When prompted to configure system-wide symbolic links, type "y". After that, accept the default prefix for symbolic links.

4.

You can now safely remove the downloaded file from your system. Type

rm RealPlayer10GOLD.bin

5.

To run Real Player 10, choose Applications->Sound & Applications->RealPlayer 1

Easiest way to install anything on Kubuntu/Ubuntu is through respositories . You should find all the info on the Ubuntu Forums .

here a link to the respositories Ubuntu

hope that helps

rcm

[ronw]

Easiest way to install anything on Kubuntu/Ubuntu is through respositories . You should find all the info on the Ubuntu Forums .

here a link to the respositories Ubuntu

hope that helps

rcm

Many thanks for that.....I followed your link....and found it very confusing...as i have said...I do not speak geek....and am a computer cretin!!

I looked in repositories....and cannot find anything labelled "realplayer"...which I could install...

Do I need to move the realplayer download from desktop into repositories?

and if so .... how?....or what other methods are available?

Apologies for extreme density............

[Tywais]

Open a 'terminal' window in Ubuntu such as Xterm and do the following (from your original instructions) and type in the following commands (without the ").

1. Change to the directory that the Realplayer was downloaded to by typing "cd /home/name" changing "/home/name" to the directory it is located.

2. type "chmod +x RealPlayer10GOLD.bin"

3. type "sudo ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin"

It will ask where to install so type in "/usr/bin/RealPlayer"

And when it is installing it will ask questions so answer as follows:

When prompted to configure system-wide symbolic links, type "y". After that, accept the default prefix for symbolic links.

[rcm]

Easiest way to install anything on Kubuntu/Ubuntu is through respositories . You should find all the info on the Ubuntu Forums .

here a link to the respositories Ubuntu

hope that helps

rcm

Many thanks for that.....I followed your link....and found it very confusing...as i have said...I do not speak geek....and am a computer cretin!!

I looked in repositories....and cannot find anything labelled "realplayer"...which I could install...

Do I need to move the realplayer download from desktop into repositories?

and if so .... how?....or what other methods are available?

Apologies for extreme density............

Hi again,

Sorry the link was a bit of a mess&confusing .....i used to use Kubuntu which had Adept that is a package manager for easy installing , i am not quite sure what this is called on Ubuntu, but you have such program too.

Real player is normally part of this package manager so you would have to tick the box where you have realplayer and than apply- and it downloads + install the realplayer on its own.

As for the time being i am using freespire which is easiest by far in terms of usage and installation . and it is free another PC runs on Kubuntu 6.06 which i found more windows look like and i really like it more than ubuntu (Kubuntu uses KDE a desktop environment - Ubuntu is using Gnome as default Desktop environment) and my 3rd Pc is on Suse 10.1(also very easy to use ).

I think Tywais option & explanation is very good as it also gives you a undertanding of installing without a package managers.

If you find a realplayer package with the .deb extension you may be able by installing almost like an .exe file under windows . Click on it -a window will open select install and it will ask your root password before continue and done.

Ahh and btw. we all had our starts on Linux, it becomes easier after time so you will need a bit of patience but it is worth it

good luck,

rcm

[Gumballl]

Open a 'terminal' window in Ubuntu such as Xterm and do the following (from your original instructions) and type in the following commands (without the ").

1. Change to the directory that the Realplayer was downloaded to by typing "cd /home/name" changing "/home/name" to the directory it is located.

2. type "chmod +x RealPlayer10GOLD.bin"

3. type "sudo ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin"

It will ask where to install so type in "/usr/bin/RealPlayer"

And when it is installing it will ask questions so answer as follows:

When prompted to configure system-wide symbolic links, type "y". After that, accept the default prefix for symbolic links.

I'm not familiar with Ubuntu, but I am with other Linux distros and also somewhat familiar with 'sudo'. Doesn't one have to configure their login account to be a "sudoer"? If this is the case, then I really do not believe the OP will have a clue as to set his account up to run 'sudo'.

Consider changing instruction #3 with su -c './RealPlayer10GOLD.bin'

[adammike]

go to applications

then add-remove

advanced then find [real play] its not called real player

mark for installation

install

you should then find it in applications under sound&video

[Tywais]

I'm not familiar with Ubuntu, but I am with other Linux distros and also somewhat familiar with 'sudo'.

Actually that is one of the differences between Ubuntu and other distributions in that all 'administration actions (root level)' commands are done through 'sudo'. In Ubuntu, by default, there is not really a root user, but only root access which can be gained using sudo. So using the su command will not work. A 'trick' to gain root privileges is to do 'sudo su' and then your user password, though not recommended to run in this mode.

[Gumballl]

I'm not familiar with Ubuntu, but I am with other Linux distros and also somewhat familiar with 'sudo'.

Actually that is one of the differences between Ubuntu and other distributions in that all 'administration actions (root level)' commands are done through 'sudo'. In Ubuntu, by default, there is not really a root user, but only root access which can be gained using sudo. So using the su command will not work. A 'trick' to gain root privileges is to do 'sudo su' and then your user password, though not recommended to run in this mode.

Interesting "feature" with this Ubuntu. If an Ubuntu system is used by multiple users, does each user have 'sudo' privileges?

[Tywais]

Interesting "feature" with this Ubuntu. If an Ubuntu system is used by multiple users, does each user have 'sudo' privileges?

The first user created during the installation is the one who automatically gets 'sudo' capability. When adding other users, privileges are set to control what access they can have and the defaults are non-administrative abilities.