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About RealPlayer

[http://www.real.com/player RealPlayer] is a media player originally developed by RealNetworks way back in 1995. It supports a number of audio and video codecs such as realaudio, realvideo 10, mp3, ogg vorbis and theora, h263, and AAC. [http://www.real.com/linux RealPlayer for Linux] is based on the open-source [https://player.helixcommunity.org/2005/downloads/ Helix Player] which can be found at the [https://www.helixcommunity.org/ Helix Community Website].

attachment:IconsPage/eyes.png Please NOTE: RealPlayer is proprietary software and is not supported by the Ubuntu community.

Installing RealPlayer

Install RealPlayer from Canonical's Commercial Repositories (6.06 LTS Dapper only)

Add Canonical's Commercial Repositories to your system:
```
  deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main
```
If you need help with adding the repository, see [wiki:Repositories/Ubuntu Adding Canonical Commercial Repositories on Ubuntu] or [wiki:Repositories/Kubuntu Kubuntu] on the Repositories wiki pages.
Once the repository has been added, select Add/Remove... from the Applications menu.
To find RealPlayer more easily, type RealPlayer into the search box at the top. Check the box next to the search result and press OK
To uninstall RealPlayer, return to Add/Remove Applications, uncheck the box next to RealPlayer, then press OK.

attachment:IconsPage/eyes.png RealPlayer is available from Canonical's Commercial software repository for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper) only. To install RealPlayer on 6.10 (Edgy), use one of the methods below.

Install RealPlayer for Linux from the RealNetworks web site

Go to the [http://www.real.com/linux RealPlayer for Linux] web page and download the installer to your Desktop.
Open the terminal and navigate to the file "RealPlayer10Gold.bin".
Verify that the file is executable. If it isn't, type
```
 $ chmod a+x RealPlayer10GOLD.bin
```
Run the installer by typing
```
 $ sudo ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin
```
and enter your password.
Follow the prompts provided to finish installation.
When you launch the player for the first time, a set-up assistant will take you through configuring your player. You can run the set-up assistant again at any time by choosing Reset RealPlayer from the Help menu.

Install RealPlayer.deb using dkpg

Download "realplayer_10.0.7-0.0_i386.deb" from [http://www.youmortals.com/ubuntu/packages/realplayer_10.0.7-0.0_i386.deb this mirror].
To install RealPlayer, open a Terminal command line and type
```
 $ sudo dpkg -i realplayer_10.0.7-0.0_i386.deb
```
To uninstall RealPlayer, type
```
 $ sudo dpkg -r realplayer
```

Troubleshooting RealPlayer for Linux

RealPlayer and Firefox 2

External Protocol Handling: I want RealPlayer to handle RealAudio and RealVideo files and streams (file extensions .ra, .rm, .rv, .ram, .smil) as well as the rtsp network protocol, but Firefox wants to open these files and links with the Totem player. What to do?
- To make Firefox 2 call RealPlayer for realaudio / video files, go to "Tools > Options > Content > File Types > Manage...". Select the "real audio" file type and click "Change action.." Check the setting for "Open with the default application" (unless you have made changes to this setting previously, it will probably say Totem). If you want the file to open with an external program other than the default (like RealPlayer), select "Open with this application" - you will then be prompted to select an application. Navigate to the start-up script for RealPlayer ("realplay") located in the "RealPlayer" program folder. The location will differ depending on the installation method you have chosen. For a typical install using the installer from the RealNetworks web site, it will be
```
 /usr/local/RealPlayer/realplay
```
- Save and close the preference panel.
- To make Firefox 2 use RealPlayer for rtsp streams embedded in web page links, close Firefox and open the gconf editor from the Applications menu. Navigate to "desktop > gnome > url-handlers > rtsp". Check the value for "command" - it will probably read totem "%s". Change the entry to read realplay "%s" and close gconf editor. Note: make sure that a symbolic link of the "realplay" start-up script is in your system path, otherwise you'll need to enter the full path to "realplay" in the gconf entry. See below.

Plugin Handling: Firefox 2 won't play real media embedded in web pages. What's up with that?
- Check whether the RealPlayer plugin is installed correctly. Type about:plugins into the Firefox address bar. You will see a page with details of all currently installed plugins. Search for plugins that will handle real audio or real video files and streams. If you cannot find any, there is a problem with your plugin installation. Read on. More likely however, you will find at least two similarly named plugins that claim to handle real media:
```
   Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible (compatible; Totem)
   File name: libtotem-complex-plugin.so
   The Totem 2.16.2 plugin handles video and audio streams.
```
  and
```
  Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible
  File name: nphelix.so
  Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible
```
  The first entry is a plugin for the Totem player; the second entry is the actual RealPlayer plugin. Firefox will try to use the first plugin it finds that claims to handle a given file type. Unfortunately, the Totem plugin won't play real media files. Now, if we close the browser and look into the plugins folder of Firefox 2, located at
```
  /usr/lib/firefox/plugins 
```
  we can see that most plugins offer a pair of files named foo.so and foo.xpt, and that they use symbolic links that point to the original installation locations. Therefore, we can safely remove the symbolic links to the non-functional Totem real media plugin
```
  $ sudo rm -v /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/libtotem-complex-plugin.*
```
  The plugin provided by RealPlayer should now handle embedded real media.

When I try to view embedded real media in Firefox 2, a dialog box appears saying the following, what gives?
```
   "Could not find an appropriate hxplay or realplay in the system path to use as an embedded player."
```
- Firefox is telling you that it cannot find an instance of the "realplay" start-up script for RealPlayer in the system path. Close the browser, open a Terminal and create a symbolic link in your system path that points at the "realplay" script. An example of an appropriate location for your symbolic link would be
```
   $ ln -s /usr/local/RealPlayer/realplay /usr/local/bin/realplay
```
  Test your work:
```
   $ which realplay
   $ /usr/local/bin/realplay
```
  The plugin provided by RealPlayer should now handle embedded real media.

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- * To find Real''''''Player more easily, type '''RealPlayer''' into the search box at the top. Check the box next to the search result and press '''OK'''
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+=== RealPlayer and Firefox 2 ===

 * '''External Protocol Handling''': ''I want Real''''''Player to handle Real''''''Audio and Real''''''Video files and streams (file extensions .ra, .rm, .rv, .ram, .smil) as well as the ''rtsp network protocol'', but Firefox wants to open these files and links with the Totem player. What to do?''


   * To make Firefox 2 call Real''''''Player for realaudio / video files, go to "Tools > Options > Content > File Types > Manage...". Select the "real audio" file type and click "Change action.." Check the setting for "Open with the default application" (unless you have made changes to this setting previously, it will probably say Totem). If you want the file to open with an external program other than the default (like Real''''''Player), select "Open with this application" - you will then be prompted to select an application. Navigate to the start-up script for Real''''''Player ("realplay") located in the "Real''''''Player" program folder. The location will differ depending on the installation method you have chosen. For a typical install using the installer from the Real''''''Networks web site, it will be {{{
 /usr/local/RealPlayer/realplay}}}
  Save and close the preference panel.  

  * To make Firefox 2 use Real''''''Player for rtsp streams embedded in web page links, close Firefox and open the '''gconf editor''' from the '''Applications''' menu. Navigate to "desktop > gnome > url-handlers > rtsp". Check the value for "command" - it will probably read '''totem "%s"'''. Change the entry to read '''realplay "%s"''' and close gconf editor. '''Note''': make sure that a symbolic link of the "realplay" start-up script is in your system path, otherwise you'll need to enter the full path to "realplay" in the gconf entry. See below.


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 * '''Plugin Handling''': ''Firefox 2 won't play real media embedded in web pages. What's up with that?''

  * Check whether the Real''''''Player plugin is installed correctly. Type '''about:plugins''' into the Firefox address bar. You will see a page with details of all currently installed plugins. Search for plugins that will handle real audio or real video files and streams. If you cannot find any, there is a problem with your plugin installation. Read on. More likely however, you will find at least two similarly named plugins that claim to handle real media: {{{
   Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible (compatible; Totem)
   File name: libtotem-complex-plugin.so
   The Totem 2.16.2 plugin handles video and audio streams.}}}

  and {{{
  Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible
  File name: nphelix.so
  Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible}}}

  The first entry is a plugin for the Totem player; the second entry is the actual Real''''''Player plugin. Firefox will try to use the first plugin it finds that claims to handle a given file type. Unfortunately, the Totem plugin won't play real media files. Now, if we close the browser and look into the plugins folder of Firefox 2, located at {{{
  /usr/lib/firefox/plugins }}}
  we can see that most plugins offer a pair of files named foo.so and foo.xpt, and that they use symbolic links that point to the original installation locations. Therefore, we can safely remove the symbolic links to the non-functional Totem real media plugin {{{
  $ sudo rm -v /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/libtotem-complex-plugin.*}}} 
  The plugin provided by Real''''''Player should now handle embedded real media.


[[BR]]

  * ''When I try to view embedded real media in Firefox 2, a dialog box appears saying the following, what gives?'' {{{
   "Could not find an appropriate hxplay or realplay in the system path to use as an embedded player."}}}

   * Firefox is telling you that it cannot find an instance of the "realplay" start-up script for Real''''''Player in the system path. Close the browser, open a Terminal and create a symbolic link in your system path that points at the "realplay" script. An example of an appropriate location for your symbolic link would be {{{
   $ ln -s /usr/local/RealPlayer/realplay /usr/local/bin/realplay}}}
   Test your work: {{{
   $ which realplay
   $ /usr/local/bin/realplay}}}
   The plugin provided by Real''''''Player should now handle embedded real media.
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+[http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html Mozilla Plugin Support on Linux (x86)] and [http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux-amd64.html Linux (x86-64)], [http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/distronotes/ubuntu-x86.html Firefox Distribution Notes, Ubuntu Linux (x86)]

[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Changing_media_handling_behaviour MozillaZine Knowledge Base: Changing Media Handling Behaviour]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealAudio Wikipedia page on RealAudio]

[http://www.w3schools.com/media/media_mimeref.asp MIME type reference]

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