Bug#83037: realplayer: bad download url
from the secret journal of Brian Russo (brusso@phys.hawaii.edu):
> This is not false, I have just been there, and you can download
> realplayer basic for unix, just like you've been able to for the past however
> many months..
>
> Just get to where you "fill out this form to download free realplayer 8
> basic.." blah blah, and select "UNIX" from one of the boxes..
ok, i didn't see that. if the configure script could be more precise, it
should be.
>
> Not to be too rude, but it's not the package's fault if real's site is
> difficult to navigate.
i probably submitted this out of frustration that a) i couldn't find rp
basic and b) the configure script wouldn't let me exit (see #83038).
...
> If you're getting errors about shared libraries, ensure you have xlibs
> installed.
>
i'll try not to take that as in unsult :)
the binaries i eventually found (via google) were for either "Linux ELF"
(tgz) or redhat 5, which i believe was still lib5. both were non-functional
for one reason or another. RealPlayer G2, which i assume is pretty old.
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