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| ## this has become one ugly page = Introduction = |
[http://www.real.com/player RealPlayer] is available from Canonical's commercial software repository. |
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| ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;">'''Contents'''[[BR]][[TableOfContents]]|| | <!> NOTE: This is commercial software, and is not supported by the Ubuntu community. |
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| '''Real''''''Player''' is available from several sources: | 1. See the '''Adding Canonical Commercial Repositories''' section on the ["Repositories/Ubuntu"] page, which explains how to add the additional repository. 2. Once the repository has been added, from the '''Applications''' menu select '''Add/Remove...'''. 3. In the search box, type {{{RealPlayer}}}, check the box next to the search result, and press '''OK''' |
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| * '''Real''''''Player10''' in a [http://www.debian-multimedia.org/pool/main/r/realplay/realplayer_10.0.7-0.0_i386.deb deb package] from the Debian-Marillat repository * '''Real''''''Player10''' with an installer or as rpm directly from [http://www.real.com/linux RealNetworks] * '''Real''''''Player10''' as an rpm package or installer from the [https://player.helixcommunity.org/2005/downloads/ Helix website] * '''Real''''''Player8''' using an installer from the [:Repositories:Multiverse] repository None of these methods are ideal: * '''Real''''''Player8''' is obsolete and no longer supported by Real''''''Networks. Also, the installation process requires some manual tweaking because the installer looks for a file with a different name on the Real''''''Networks site. * The '''Real''''''Player10''' installers from Real or Helix do not integrate at all with Ubuntu's package management system. If you decide to remove Real''''''Player, you will need to locate and remove files scattered around your system. * The '''Real''''''Player10''' rpm packages need to be converted to .debs in order to integrate with Ubuntu's package management tools. * '''Real''''''Player10's''' debian package does not make Real''''''Player the default player for Real''''''Media or Smil file types (although this can be changed easily). attachment:IconsPage/eyes.png You can play most of Real''''''Network's non-free media formats with [:MPlayer:MPlayer], [:MultimediaApplications:xine], and [:MultimediaApplications#head-fc1f00f34ce59b1533a7b0f359d04e6f5ce13f70:Totem-xine] if the [:RestrictedFormats#w32codecs: w32codecs] package is installed. [[BR]] = Installing RealPlayer = == Installing RealPlayer10 from a .deb file == * Real''''''Player requires ''libstdc++5'', the GNU Standard C++ Library v3. Make sure it is installed before you proceed. {{{ sudo apt-get install libstdc++5}}} * Download the Real''''''Player '''.deb''' package from the [http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ Debian-Marillat repository] and install it using dpkg: {{{ wget -c http://www.debian-multimedia.org/pool/main/r/realplay/realplayer_10.0.7-0.0_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i realplayer_10.0.7-0.0_i386.deb}}} * Real''''''Player should now be installed on your system. [[BR]] == Installing RealPlayer10 from RealNetworks == * Go to the [http://www.real.com/linux RealNetworks Linux page] and click on the yellow ''Download Real''''''Player'' button. Save the ''Real''''''Player''''''10''''''Gold.bin'' file to your Desktop. * Make sure ''libstdc++5'' is installed. Make the downloaded installer file executable. Finally run the installer: {{{ sudo apt-get install libstdc++5 cd ~/Desktop chmod a+x RealPlayer10GOLD.bin sudo ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin }}} * When the installer asks for a directory, use one of the customary locations for locally maintained software: '''/opt/Real''''''Player''' or '''/usr/local/Real''''''Player'''. * Real''''''Player should now be installed on your system. attachment:IconsPage/eyes.png Note: This installation method is not recommended. (If you get no sound when playing, try run realplay by "aoss realplay" where '''aoss''' is from package '''alsa-oss'''.) [[BR]] == Special Technique For "Lazy Types" == * Copy-Paste the Terminal Commands from this page to your Terminal Windows! * Saves one from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome! [[BR]] == Installing RealPlayer10 from the Helix site == You can download the latest version of Real''''''Player from the [https://player.helixcommunity.org/2005/downloads/ Helix Project download page]. * View the [https://player.helixcommunity.org/2005/releases/rp10gold/RP10_0_7ReleaseNotes.html release notes] of the latest version * Choose the latest [https://helixcommunity.org/download.php/1917/RealPlayer-10.0.7.785-20060201.i586.rpm rpm package], not the generic Linux/x86 installer. Save the file to the Desktop. * Use [:AlienHowto:alien] to convert the rpm package into a debian (.deb) package {{{ sudo alien -d RealPlayer-10.0.7.785-20060201.i586.rpm}}} * The new .deb package should be on your Desktop. * Install the .deb package with dpkg: {{{ sudo dpkg -i RealPlayer-10.0.7.785-20060201.i586.deb}}} * Real''''''Player10 should now be installed on your system. [[BR]] == Installing RealPlayer8 from Multiverse == attachment:IconsPage/eyes.png Note: This installation method is documented only beause is currently available from Ubuntu. Do no ever use this installation method, except for academic purposes. Go to the [http://forms.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html RealPlayer legacy page] and download the [http://forms.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html?platform2=Unix&product=RealPlayer%208&proc=Linux%20i386%20RPM&lang=en&show_list=0&src=blackjack RealPlayer 8 for Linux 2.x (i386) rpm]. Save the file ''rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs1_rpm'' to the Desktop. * The '''realplayer''' installer from the Multiverse repository expects the file to be named ''rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2_rpm''. Thus, rename the file first, then run the installer. {{{ cd ~/Desktop mv rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs1_rpm rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2_rpm sudo apt-get install realplayer}}} * When the installer asks for the file, indicate its location. [[BR]] == Mozilla plugins == Before you apply the following, check whether the files ''nphelix.so'' and ''nphelix.xpi'' are located in the folder ''/usr/lib/firefox/plugins'' (this should be the case if you installed the .deb package). If you see the files in the folder "*/firefox/plugins", there is no need for what follows. However, make sure that you restart Firefox after installing RealPlayer. -> Apparently this is ''nphelix.xpt'', not ''nphelix.xpi''. * To add the Real''''''Player plugin to firefox, copy the files ''nphelix.so'' and ''nphelix.xpi'' from the ''*/Real''''''Player/plugins'' folder to the firefox plugins folder at ''/usr/lib/firefox/plugins''. If the files are not located in the RealPlayer folder, look for it in the "*/mozilla/plugins" folder. * Restart firefox and go to the "about:plugins" page to check that the plugin named '''Helix DNA Plugin''' is being loaded. [[BR]] == Real Media == If you want ''Realplayer'' to be the default application to open '''Real''''''Media''' file types: === Ubuntu === Use the File Manager to navigate to a folder containing a sample ''Real''''''Media'' file. Click the file with the right mouse button, select ''Properties'', and then the tab ''Open With''. Click the radio button next to '''Real''''''Player 10''', and close the dialog window. === Kubuntu === Open Konqueror, and select ''Configure Konqueror'' in the ''Settings'' menu. Navigate to the ''File Associations'' section using the side bar, Then type '''rm''' in the ''Find Filename Pattern'' box. Select the known type labelled ''vnd.rn-realmedia'' and add '''Real Player 10''' to the top of the ''Application Preference Order'' dialogue. == Smil == If you want ''Realplayer'' to be the default application to open '''Smil''' file types: === Ubuntu === Use the File Manager to navigate to a folder containing a ''Smil'' file. Click the file with the right mouse button, select ''Properties'', and then the tab ''Open With''. Click the radio button next to '''Real''''''Player 10''', and close the dialog window. === Kubuntu === Open Konqueror, and select ''Configure Konqueror'' in the ''Settings'' menu. Navigate to the ''File Associations'' section using the side bar, Then type '''smil''' in the ''Find Filename Pattern'' box. Select the known type labelled ''smil'' and add '''Real Player 10''' to the top of the ''Application Preference Order'' dialogue. [[BR]] == Troubleshooting == * '''Real''''''Player 10 and SCIM''' -- ''applies to: Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger)'' The SCIM package has a gcc ABI incompatibility problem when used with programs that are compiled with a different gcc version. In particular, the proprietary Real''''''Player 10 is compiled with gcc 3.2 and thus conflicts with SCIM in Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) (as SCIM is compiled with gcc 4.x). Real''''''Player 10 will fail to launch when SCIM is running. To resolve this conflict, modify the startup script of Real''''''Player as follows: * Edit the file '''/usr/bin/realplay''' {{{ sudo gedit /usr/bin/realplay }}} * Then add the following line right after the bash declaration statement: {{{ #!/bin/sh GTK_IM_MODULE=xim ; export GTK_IM_MODULE }}} * Now Real''''''Player 10 should work fine even when SCIM is running. [[BR]] == See also == * The RestrictedFormats page * The [:AlienHowto:rpm with alien] page * '''man pages''' * dpkg * alien * wget * chmod [[BR]] ---- CategoryDocumentation CategoryCleanup |
To uninstall, return to the '''Add/Remove Applications''' dialog, uncheck the box next to realplayer, then press '''OK'''. |
[http://www.real.com/player RealPlayer] is available from Canonical's commercial software repository.
NOTE: This is commercial software, and is not supported by the Ubuntu community.
See the Adding Canonical Commercial Repositories section on the ["Repositories/Ubuntu"] page, which explains how to add the additional repository.
Once the repository has been added, from the Applications menu select Add/Remove....
In the search box, type RealPlayer, check the box next to the search result, and press OK
To uninstall, return to the Add/Remove Applications dialog, uncheck the box next to realplayer, then press OK.