Ubuntu Help: How to install RealPlayer?

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Hi
Help me install RealPlayer in Ubuntu. I am a novice to Linux and maintain a dual boot PC with XP and Ubuntu. I have copied the RealPlayer10GOLD.bin (on the Digit DVD) to my Ubuntu desktop, but couldn't run it.

As per Real's web instructions, I have tried the following:

chmod a+x <filename>
./<filename>

Nothing happened.

Help me!!!!

Hermitage <hemekumar@yahoo.com>

Yea i too had a problem installing the .bin installer. Before you give those instructions use 'su' command and enter password.

Code:

$su
 *** enter the root password ***

$chmod a+x <filename>
$./<filename>

I guess this will install realplayer. Or else download the rpm and convert it to .deb using alien. and install it

First U ppl configure apt properly.then apt-get install realplayer will do.if u want to do manually,make set permission for all as chmod a+x xxx.bin then run as ./xxxx.bin and move the extracted to a convenient location..

Thanks for the reply.

But, nothing happened, and I 'm still on square one. I think I will have to remove the whole Ubuntu thing, and maybe try some other distro..

Any ideas about uninstalling it?

Should it be in OpenSource or Software Troubleshooting?

hey the Software Troubleshooting is for problems of Across The Board whether its GNU/linux or windows