On Sat, 2002-05-18 at 21:47, Thomas Beno wrote: > I downloaded Real Player 8 for Linux file rp8_linux_alpha_rh62_cs1.bin > According to Linux Newbie.com all I was supposed to do was double click > on the file and it would install. Well, since it didn't, I have not > done something right or I've done something wrong. Either way, I am not > installing the program. Did I download the wrong version of the > program? Am I not using the correct procedure to install a binary file? > I would really appreciate some help with this. I am and probably will > be for some time a newbie to Linux. > > Tom Beno > Tom,
If you have not got the powerpack, which has realplayer on the cd's for Mandrake, then you should install using an rpm. Here's the one I use: ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/freshrpms/misc/RealPlayer-8.0-1.i386.rpm This one works. The realplayer rpms on the powerpack are better, but I don't have them and I don't know if they are available for download. The link above is a better option if you don't have the powerpack. Use the command "rpm -ivh RealPlayer-8.0-1.i386.rpm" after download. If you install the bin file, your rpm file tracking system will not have any information on the files that it installs. LX -- ��������������������������������������������������� Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5 Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ ���������������������������������������������������
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