Real Player

Haroon · 09-02-2004, 10:33 AM

I have installed RealPlayer in my linux REDHAT 8 but it dosen´t work. I am a new user. when i klick on a link the player dosen´t start.

joe83 · 09-02-2004, 11:11 AM

You need to take the plugin (rpnp.so if my memory is correct)
and install it in the plugins directory of your browser.
Also RealPlayer10 is now available for Linux you can get it here:

http://www.real.com/linux/

I recently upgraded from 8 to 10 and like it much better.

Haroon · 09-03-2004, 03:25 AM

Thank you very much for your help but i don't understand, do you mean that i must install Real player in my browsers plug in directory??

joe83 · 09-03-2004, 04:38 AM

No look in the real play directory for a file named rpnp.so, then either copy it or create a synbolic link to the plug ins directory of your browser. What this will do is allow the browser to call realplayer when needed.

Haroon · 09-04-2004, 04:11 AM

Hello Joe83
I have searched in my Real directory to find file named rpnp.so, but i didn't find this file in my Real directory i have gone through the all sub directories too, didn't find this.
Thank you

PBSchmidt · 09-04-2004, 04:40 AM

Hi Haroon,

su
find / -name "rpnp.so"

got it? no? Then, RP is not properly installed, re-install it. BTW: I would prefer the symlink method, not the copy - if you update the file, you do not have to remember to copy it again.

HTH, Peter

Haroon · 09-04-2004, 06:02 AM

Hello PBSchmidt
I tryed but it didn't find it, I like to ask you what do you mean with BTW: is it a command ? if yes? what it does?
Thank you

PBSchmidt · 09-04-2004, 06:04 AM

BTW - short for By The Way. Sorry if I confused you.

PBSchmidt · 09-04-2004, 06:05 AM

Regarding your problem, it seems to me that the Real Player is not properly installed. joe83 already gave the linkt where to find informations and downloads to install it.

HTH, Peter

Haroon · 09-04-2004, 07:10 AM

Hello
i go to the www.real.com/linux Download the RealPlayer 10 for linux then inter the command chmod a+x after that i run the installation file with" ./ file name" then i follow the instraction, at the end i get the massage the RealPlayer installation is complete.
Cleaning up installation files...
Done.
what is wrong with me

joe83 · 09-04-2004, 07:47 AM

Ok it should be in /usr/local
just enter /usr/local/RealPlayer/realplay and that should bring it up (note the upper case r and p on the directory name !) if that doesn't do it just use the search command to find out where it is.

Note upgrading to RP10 does not delete RP8. Youll have to do that manually

Haroon · 09-04-2004, 08:25 AM

Hello Joe83
You mean that i must looking after rpnp.so in search or /usr/local/RealPlayer/realplay. I have done it i can not find it. & a i have re download it several time but the result is the same

joe83 · 09-04-2004, 08:54 AM

What browser are you using?

Haroon · 09-04-2004, 09:20 AM

hello Joe83
Thank you for your help and patience i use mozilla.

joe83 · 09-04-2004, 09:28 AM

Perfect. Enter /usr/local/RealPlayer/realplay from an x console. This should bring up the player. You should be able to configure it from there. I f you still have problems post again and I'll walk you through it.