Is there a version of the standalone player available for ubuntu? The real player for linux is configured as an RPM for installing, will this work with ubuntu?

Thankyou

just go to the realplayer website and get the binary pacakge there.

hello my friend...
as acid_kewpie said you have to download realplayer binary file...
it's a direct link to download real player 11 for linux (ubuntu and other linux distribtions)

DOWNLOAD REAL PLAYER 11 NOW

for install it first run a terminal (or shell)
then go to the directory that you saved the file by this command:
NOTE: Replace DIR with the address of directory that you saved realplayer.bin file in that

then enter this command:
this command will run the binary files (or shell files) as a superuser like root (but not root)

after entering this command it will ask your password...
enter it and go and install real player...

NOTE: it's better for you to leave the installation options by defaults.

OK... It's Done...
go and enjoy Linux.

(PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR MY BAD ENGLISH)

Thanks for the replies, I've installed realplayer from the .bin file. I simply double clicked the file, located in my //home directory, which unpacked the archive and then double clicked the realplay installer located in the newly created //home/realplay directory.The only problem is that it has installed itself in a different location to where the program menu launcher thinks it is, so it is not possible to launch from the program menu.

Also when I try to associate realplayer files with the program to automatically launch the viewer I get the message that the message that the program file doesn't exist even though it is listed as one of the options; again I think this is due to the program installing itself where it shouldn't.

Do I have to run the install from a different directory, say //etc?

Right click your Menus, Choose Edit Menus. Navigate to your Realplayer entry (I'll just assume Applications/Internet) Highlight realplayer and right click, choose Properties. Put the proper path in the "command" section.

Edit: As an aside, have you considered helix-player? I've always had fairly good luck w/ it. Here's the synaptic description...

Helix audio and video player
The Helix Player is an audio and video player based on the Helix DNA Client
engine. It includes a Mozilla browser plug-in and supports local file playback
and streaming over RTSP/RTP and HTTP. It supports video zoom in original,
double size, and full screen, and supports:

* Theora (Alpha 3 encoded content), Vorbis, Ogg
* Basic SMIL 2.0
* H.263
* RealPix, RealText, RealEvents
* RAM and RPM playlist formats
* RTSP streaming with RTP, HTTP streaming

This package contains just the player, install mozilla-helix-player for the
browser plugins for Mozilla based browsers.

IGF

hi...
i told you you have to install it by default settings ...
so run the install binary file again and let it to install by default settings...
and an other thing....
you HAVE TO run binary file in a terminal by "sudo" command (or as a super user like root)...as i told you before...

( ITS IMPORTANT TO INSTALL IT BY DEFAULT SETTINGS IN UBUNTU/KUBUNTU OR OTHER DEBIAN BASED LINUX DISTRIBTIONS )

Download binary. cd to the directory you saved Real Player and run the following two commnads

chmod +x RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
sudo ./RealPlayer11GOLD.bin

This will install Real Player and also install firefox plugin

realplayer will ask what directory to install. Install in /usr/bin/RealPlayer

don't create diretories under /usr/bin. nasty.

Installing to /usr/bin/ has never caused me problems. It was the only method I found to successfully install RealPlayer

I am having so many problems. when i put sudo sh RealPlayer11GOLD.bin in the terminal and press enter it asks me for my password and when i go to type it in, it wont do anything. the cursor just flashes but doesnt move. what should i do at this point? I am trying to download realplayer so i can download other programs but i am stuck.

Accouding to the FHS, there should be no subdirectories in any of the */bin directories. Those locations are only for executable programs. The right place to install RealPlayer would be /opt (although /usr/local can also be used) and when the installer asks where to install symlinks, you then choose /usr or /usr/local.

OK let's start again!

You have the downloaded RealPlayer. Now do this...

Open a terminal and change to the directory where the file was downloaded, using the cd command.

Next, grant execute permissions and run the setup using the following commands:

chmod 770 RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
sudo ./RealPlayer11GOLD.bin

NOTE: You will be asked for your password. When you type it in, it will NOT appear on the screen. It will look as if nothing is happening. Just type it in carefully and press Enter.

Use the following default installation directory during the installation:

/opt/real/RealPlayer

The installer will copy the files and create menu shortcuts. Then run the following commands to install the Firefox plugin. (The old gstreamer plugin for Real files is no longer needed, and will be moved to your home folder in case you ever want to reinstall it.)

cd /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins
sudo ln -s /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.xpt nphelix.xpt
sudo ln -s /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.so nphelix.so
sudo mv /usr/lib/totem/gstreamer/libtotem-complex-plugin.so ~/.

Open Firefox and type in the address bar. Scroll down and look for the following entry.

Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible
File name: /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.so
Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible version 0.4.0.4005 built with gcc 3.4.3 on Feb 25 2008

If found, the Real Plugin is installed properly!