Re: How to get realplayer and mplayer to properly install?

[kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com>]

gary wrote:

> Hello -  I recently installed Sarge and have been using synaptic to
> install packages.
> when I install realplayer, the icon appears in Applications> multimedia
> but I'm unable to
> get realplayer started. Nor will it start when files are directed to
> use /user/bin/realplay.
> mplayer never installs any startup icon, yet I downloaded the k-6
> version which i believe
> includes a gui. Never got mplayer running .
>
> I have: a few years linux experience
>            limited debian experience
>            gnome desktop
>
> What am I not doing?                gary
>
>
>  
1) Are you able to play sound in general or is the problem with 
realplayer/mplayer?

2) How did you install realplayer/mplayer?

3) If you do

realplay somefile.rm

on a shell then what happens? Is there any error? or do you not hear sound?


mplayer has no gui AFAIK. It is a command line player. If you need a 
gui, I think it is called gmplayer.


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Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
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Cornell University
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