Help with RealPlayerG2

jd300 · 12-11-2001, 09:16 PM

When I run RealPlayerG2 I get an error message telling me that it cannot run properly because all of the componets are not installed. How do I know what needs to be installed. It was installed during initial installation.

Aussie · 12-11-2001, 09:35 PM

Run the installer again.

jd300 · 12-11-2001, 10:14 PM

When you say run the installer, are you referring to the package installer. If not this is another problem I have. I am not sure how to install items after they are 'installed by the package manager.

Aussie · 12-11-2001, 10:21 PM

If you downloaded a realplayer rpm then uninstall it and get the .tar.gz package, open it and run the installer.

jd300 · 12-11-2001, 10:44 PM

This is frustrating. How do I get to the .tar.gz and just where is the installer? As you can see I am totally new at this.

Aussie · 12-11-2001, 11:08 PM

Go to real.com and download the free linux version in .tar.gz format.

trickykid · 12-12-2001, 12:00 AM

a tar.gz file, you will install by first unpacking it with the command tar -xzvf ./filename-of-realplayer.tar.gz, then from there it will create a new directory called exactley what you downloaded and inside that directory should be install and readme files. in those you should find what other components you need to install realplayer for linux. if you look on realplayers site, they might also have a help section telling you what you need to install or have as well.

Stephanie · 12-12-2001, 12:39 PM

Just a note...

I have Realplayer 8 installed on my computer, and it works fine. I got it from http://www.real.com

It is a RPM package, so it should install on Mandrake and Red Hat systems easily. It does need admin, err I mean /root rights to install and run, so you should not have any problems with it.

I would recommend reinstalling or grabbing the Realplayer 8 and try installing that. Maybe the G2 is not bug free yet.

jd300 · 12-12-2001, 11:14 PM

Thanks for the help but......I have 8.0 downloaded. When I type in the command tar -xzvf ./realplayer. tar.gz and every imaginiable combination of this command I get an error message that says:Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child) returned status 2.....

jd300 · 12-12-2001, 11:17 PM

One other thing...when I go to package manager...Under installed software Realplayer 8.0 is there ...I cannot find it in any apps and the above from previous reply does not work..

Aussie · 12-12-2001, 11:29 PM

tar -xzvf realplayer.tar.gz
The "./" is only used when you want to run something in the current directory...like the installer after you've extracted it.

DavidPhillips · 12-13-2001, 01:38 AM

I downloaded the rpm for realplayer-8

su -

rpm -iv rp8*

ln -s /usr/lib/netscape/plugins/rpnp.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/rpnp.so

Ctrl_d

thats about it

now I run it from the menu or type realplay

check your path for the plugin.

jd300 · 12-13-2001, 08:27 PM

I have re installed Realplayer but still faced with the same problem. When I attempt to play a video the error message tells me that it cannot because there are missing componets. Does Linux systems actually play video?

Aussie · 12-13-2001, 09:32 PM

Go to the directory where the realplayer binary is and do 'ldd realplayer" that will tell you is there are any missing libs.

jd300 · 12-13-2001, 11:07 PM

OK...Can you give me a step by step how to here...I am coming from Windows with no dos background. I am trying to learn linux terminoloty and stay productive at the same time...I do appreciate the help as my brain continues to implode.