OK I downloaded the Alpha G2. However, I have not yet uninstalled the
old rvplayer (as I really don't know the correct procedure to delete it
cleanly -- can you help?) Until I have deleted the old version, I will
hold off on installing G2.
Murray
pete moss wrote:
>
> uninstall what you have and go to the website listed below to get what
> you want. dont go to any other page! then follow the setup directions
> given below and it should work right. you dont currently have the same
> version everyone else is talking about.
>
> :P
>
> Murray Strome wrote:
> >
> > I originally installed RealPlayer 5 using rpm -i <package> nothing
> > seemed to happen
> >
> > I tried again to install it using rpm -Uvh
> >
> > It said that "rvplayer 5.03 is already installed"
> >
> > (rvplayer is in /usr/bin and is executable). I set up the preferences
> > as you suggested.
> >
> > In Netscape, I get an error box:
> >
> > Netscape: subprocess diagnostics (stdout/stderr)
> > sh: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching '"
> > sh: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file
> > OK
> >
> > I had earlier tried to set the application to /usr/bin/rvplayer
> >
> > I did not get any error message or anything, but nothing happened (at
> > least no sound and no RealPlayer console like you get in Windows).
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rick Murphy wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Steve Philp wrote:
> > > > JK wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > WHERE did you get G2 for Linux? The only thing I could find
> > > > > > from Real.com was RealPlayer 5. :-(
> > > > > > John
> > > > >
> > > > > Thats the web page you should go for the linux version of G2
> > > > > http://www.real.com/products/player/linux.html
> > > >
> > > > I can confirm that the package works well.
> > > >
> > > > 1) Download the package.
> > > > 2) 'su' to root
> > > > 3) rpm -Uvh <package>
> > > > 4) Exit from root
> > > > 5) Open Netscape
> > > > 6) Click Edit, Preferences, Navigator, Applications
> > > > 7) Find RealAudio and highlight it, click Edit
> > > > 8) In the suffixes box, make sure it reads 'ra,ram,rm'
> > > > 9) Click the Application radio button and enter 'realplay %s'
> > > > 10) Click OK to close the window
> > > > 11) Click OK to close the Preferences window
> > > > 12) Close Netscape
> > > > 13) Reopen Netscape
> > > >
> > > > Waa laa! RealPlayer baby!
> > > \
> > >
> > > Was indeed, real audio is one of my favorite programs.
> > >
> > > Rick
> > >
> > > "I don't want to swim in a roped off sea," JB
> >
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1275 Burnside Road West
VICTORIA BC V8Z 1P3
Canada
Phone: (250) 479-6448
Fax: (250) 727-3427
