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

[steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>]

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
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did you install the codecs [in /usr/lib/win32] ?? you can -if not - get 
them at the hungarian mplayer-page. and, by the way, my mplayer on 
'etch_text_install' works fine from the command-line.

in sarge i installed mplayer from source. do not forget to do 
./configure --enable-gui: that turns the gui-switch on.

good luck,

steef