How to install Real Player in ubuntu
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This tutorial will tell you how to install Real Player and enable firefox plugin,remove imposed audio icons optionally in ubuntu.
First,download Real Player by execute following command in a terminal window:
wget http://www.real.com/realcom/R?href=http://forms.real.com/real/player/download.html?f=unix/RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
then, in terminal go to the directory where you download the file,make the .bin file executable by command:
chmod a+x RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
execute command:
sudo ./RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
press any key when prompted,after installed you can open Real Player at Applications–>Sound&&Video–>Real Player11
For enable mozilla firefox plugin,type following command:
cp /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/nphelix.so && cp /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.xpt ~/.mozilla/plugins/nphelix.xpt
And remove imposed audio icons by:
sudo /opt/real/RealPlayer/postinst/install_icon_resource.sh uninstall
Update:Another easy way,install realplayer from medibuntu.Just add medibuntu to your ubuntu sources and then use this command to install realplay
sudo apt-get install realplay
see how to add medibuntu sources:http://ubuntuguide.net/add-medibuntu-sources-to-install-more-useful-softwares-in-ubuntu
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- Add medibuntu sources to install more useful softwares in Ubuntu
- Install Mplayer and Multimedia codecs in ubuntu 9.04
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Reader Comments
cp /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/nphelix.so && cp /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.xpt ~/.mozilla/plugins/nphelix.xpt
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `&’
How to solve this?
email me…
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Same happened to me. Simply copy the file by the file manager, and put in in the adress indicated by the cp (copy)-syntax.
It worked for me.
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same problem, when I copy’n'past I get error, anyone help ?
john@john-laptop:~$ cp /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/nphelix.so && cp /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.xpt ~/.mozilla/plugins/nphelix.xpt
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `&’
john@john-laptop:~$
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This doesn’t work for me… i get the error
failed: connection refused
does anybody know why this happens?
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after downloading real player when i typed the command
chmod a+x RealPlayer11GOLD.bin an error came which said
chmod: cannot access `RealPlayer11GOLD.bin’: No such file or directory
please help i m not able to play ne music or video. i m completely new to linux and dnt kno nething bout it…
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admin Reply:
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Where you download the .bin file ,you should navigate to the location in terminal and then type the chmod command
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Adnan Khan Reply:
March 21st, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Hope your problem is solved. But if not i just am using RealPlayer now… I my self am new… But really it’s not that bad… I know exactly what you have got… u won’t be able to navigate to that file… Simply copy paste… whatever is given above…
chmod a+x RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
chmod: cannot access `RealPlayer11GOLD.bin’: No such file or directory
For this thing just go into your Home folder where you will find the RealPlayer11Gold.bin?098827584638568346…
This sort of situation… Just Rename it RealPlayerGold.bin
And then follow on with where you encountered the problem…
Hope your problem is solved… TakeCare
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1st-time-ubuntu Reply:
August 28th, 2011 at 5:06 am
Adnan,
I did what you said then i got this message ?
..
Enter the complete path to the directory where you want
RealPlayer to be installed. You must specify the full
pathname of the directory and have write privileges to
the chosen directory.
Directory: [/opt/real/RealPlayer]:
what should i put in ?!?!
any idea guys !! please
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I installed realplayer and it works fine, but how can I download video from youtube with realplayer (pop-out menu doesn’t show up)
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It worked for me without problems thank a lot its the best way I have come across so far.
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little mistake… to install from the medibuntu repository in ubuntu 10.04, the correct command is
sudo apt-get install realplayer
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Go to the Menus in the upper left corner wherre you will find ‘preferences’ in one of them.It will have an option called downloading and recording.Choose your option .It will be solved.
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I tried to install real player
but I got:
–2010-08-30 18:27:05– http://www.real.com/R/RDX.fail-click.R/client-software.real.com/free/unix/RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
Verbindungsaufbau zu http://www.real.com|207.188.5.44|:80… verbunden.
HTTP Anforderung gesendet, warte auf Antwort… 302 Temporary Relocation
Platz: http://client-software.real.com/free/unix/RealPlayer11GOLD.bin [folge]
–2010-08-30 18:27:05– http://client-software.real.com/free/unix/RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
Auflösen des Hostnamen »client-software.real.com«…. 62.41.80.59, 62.41.80.8
Verbindungsaufbau zu client-software.real.com|62.41.80.59|:80… verbunden.
HTTP Anforderung gesendet, warte auf Antwort… 404 Not Found
2010-08-30 18:27:06 FEHLER 404: Not Found.
bye
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Having problem with any kind of Windows based application. I’ve installed iTunes, Google Talk & Real Player with WINE but, when I run application it doesn’t appear. First mouse is busy and later doesn’t appear anything. Any one can help please.
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Could not launch ‘RealPlayer 11′
Failed to execute child process “realplay” (No such file or directory)
After installing successfully this message appeared on opening Real Player.What should I do?
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I loaded realplayer 11 but it won’t play any downloaded or online files. When I check for updates it sends me back to the same deb download page that didn’t work before and then Icame to this page. I What should I check to get it going.
using Ubuuntu 8.10
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thanks you
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How to uninstall this ?
i tried sudo apt-get remove realplayer
but no use…
there must be another way ….pls help
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Thanks a lot! This really helped
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I got everything done, but when it say’s to type your password my keyboard just dont let me type anything (keyboard works fine otherwise) I Need help???
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Pwn Dutt Reply:
August 3rd, 2011 at 3:27 am
no worries. The typing works in the background. Just type in your password and press enter. It should work!
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command not found, I call it natty nothing because nothing works, the camera, microphone, phone ba ba ba same old crap, at least they got the terminal right because if you have to use it it usually is terminal
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