Thursday, August 7, 2008

Installing Realplayer on ubuntu

1. Download the RealPlayer11GOLD from http://www.real.com/linux to your home directory.
2. Open Terminal and gove command

sudo chmod +x RealPlayer11GOLD.bin

sudo "./RealPlayer11GOLD.bin"

3. Follow prompts. It'll start the installer. Do as it instructs and hit Enter.

4. It'll ask for the install path. Default is fine and hit enter.
5. It'll ask for a confirmation of install path. Press F to Finish the install.
6. It copies files, installs icons, etc. When you get the prompt, it's done.

You have installed RealPlayer 11 on Ubuntu.

To launch the app, go to Applications > Sound & Video > RealPlayer 11.