realplayer install problem
 

after using apt-get install realplayer with a source i had read was working. it gives me the following error:

E: This installation run will require temporarily removing the essential package e2fsprogs due to a conflict/pre-depends loop. This is often bad, but if you really want to do it, activate the APT::Force-LoopBreak option
E: internal error, could not early remove e2fsprongs

i am just a debian user. not a technician. so i really have no idea what to do. answer this question without making assumptions that i know things about anything

well, realplayer has a really easy install file that you may want to try. just go to the reaplayer website and download it - it ends with a .bin

when you have it downloaded, just do this:

# ./reaplayerfilename.bin

and you should be off to the races. I have installed realplayer this way on several systems and never had a problem. I'm not sure why atp-get didn't work for this, and I don't know what your error means.

i typed #/home/weiznit/RealPlayer10Gold.bin
it doesnt do anything.. and if i type it without the # it says permission denied.. but im root

first i had to make the file executable with chmod a+x filename.bin

then i could launch it with the ./filename.bin command.. thanks for your help..

i cant find out how to run it.. i installed it.. but there it is not in my menu and i cannot run it from anywhere

Where did you install it to? You need to run "realplay" from that directory.

i did it to ~/RealPlayer

and i tried realplay.. it says no such command

i think that maybe i did the install options wrong.. how do i uninstall it? i will try over.. just use defaults

just go to a console and type in "realplay"

If the realplayer starts, then it is installed correctly. To add it to your menu, you can right click on the menu and go to the menu editor. from there you should be able to add it to wherever you want to in the menu.

Realplayer
 

Find it at helixcommunity.org and download the installation package (if there is a choice select right, this was my choice)

realplay-10.0.5.756-linux-2.2-libc6-gcc32-i586.bin

to any temporary directory. Make yourself root in a terminal and go there. Make that file executable, withRun it. My inputs, outputs, all below (except the asterisks):* select a suitable location for installation of this 'non-standard' program

** means that program links are put into the /usr/bin/ directory. You will start Realplayer with the command realplay

Enjoy your Realplayer (Alsa really wants to dance with him!)

Realplayer uninstallation
 

A Realplayer installation can be removed by simple deletion of all files that were added (save the installation package though). A first attempt to install Realplayer may seemingly scatter things around, out of your control (at least I felt like that). Luckily, apparently all Realplayer files installed get a unique group id number. Just identify that, search all those files, and remove them! OK? -- Then, install again and iterate the cycle until you are satisfied with used directories (I finished like what is shown in the previous post).