real audio/media in gentoo

gimp2x · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 7:26 pm Post subject: real audio/media in gentoo

how do i install realplayer? it says to download from real.com

but i see no linux client

rizzo · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 7:28 pm Post subject:

There is an rpm linux client that you need to download from real. Stick that in /usr/portage/distfiles and then emerge realplayer.

rizzo · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 7:31 pm Post subject:

Hmmm it seems you can only get the crappy RealPlayerOne and in exe format. If nothing else perhaps someone can host the rpm. I still have it. Would be a shame if Real just stopped offering it. Hopefully I'm just being dumb and can't find it for some reason.

rizzo · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 7:34 pm Post subject:

http://forms.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html?src=serviceandsupport

Try that link. I found it by clicking around after cancelling the windows download. RealPlayer 8 for linux/unix is what you want.

rizzo · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 7:36 pm Post subject:

Meh out of curiosity I tried to download it and it says that it's not available at this time.

Wonder how real feels about us sharing the RPM. Anyone know about this?

gimp2x · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 7:40 pm Post subject:

who cares, their service sucks anyways

i didn't know portage could handle rpm's...

rizzo · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 7:44 pm Post subject:

Yes their service sucks and RealOnePlayer was one of the most annoying applications for windows I have ever seen. Every hour on the hour it would pop itself up reminding me that it wasn't the default apps for mp3s.

But how else are you going to play rm/ram files?

The ebuild script calls cpio on the rpm to get the files out. Portage itself does what the ebuilds tell it to, and the ebuilds can pretty much do anything you can do from the command-line.

styzzo · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 12:16 am Post subject:

harsha · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 12:45 am Post subject:

u can get the linux version of real player here:
http://forms.real.com/real/player/unix/unix.html
The last time I installed it, I used either Linux 2.x(libc i386). I would suggest using the bin file instead of rpm. I've had a small problem with the rpm. bin file works perfectly.

Cheers,
Harsha

gimp2x · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 2:32 am Post subject:

Robert · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 2:45 am Post subject:

rommel · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 6:06 pm Post subject:

so do you follow the instructions from real player to install the .bin. or do you put it into the distfiles diretory and run emerge realplayer?

or will emerge be looking for the rpm not the bin

styzzo · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 6:11 pm Post subject:

just drop the rpm into /usr/portage/distfiles/ and then emerge realplay(er)? it worked for me.
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rommel · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 6:25 pm Post subject:

ok...so i did the rpm thing i installed easy enough...but , uh how do you launch it...LOL

Robert · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 7:40 pm Post subject:

harsha · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 8:09 pm Post subject:

rommel · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 8:17 pm Post subject:

yes it gave instructions for chmod like you suggested. i just ran the .bin in /opt/RealPlayer8 (after installing using the rpm) and then once it ran its lil firstrun script i was able to launch the player from konsole with the realplay command.

works great too. got to love gentoo and linux

klieber · Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 10:24 pm Post subject:

moving to desktop forum.

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blarson · n00b Joined: 22 Jul 2002 Posts: 22

From what I understand, realplayer sends a lot of information to real networks every time you view a file. In windows, I use zone alarm to stop this... Is there any options in linux? Or does the linux version even send out any info?

-Brad

mglauche · Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2002 7:35 pm Post subject:

mplayer in its latest incarnation should play rm files fine

Robert · Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2002 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: what about privacy?

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Darthanubis · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 18 Oct 2002 Posts: 77

Lately it seems like Portage does not like me. I have the latest of everything. Gentoo 1.4 latest Portage, blah.

I copied the realplayer rpm to the proper dir, no joy.
Gkrellm plugins not all work for me.
Opera installed but never found anything that would allow it to run.

I know how we all love Gentoo, but is this a normal occurence? To avaoid dependency hell, have I fallen into "workaround" hell?

I hope not, as besides this Gentoo is adictive, I'm just not knowledgable yet to fix things by myself yet.

Thanks for the hell...Freudian slip..help.

PS Keep the "troll" remarkes to yourself, I'm serious. I just want to know how to fix when things like this happen.

Delphiki · Guru Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 337 Location: A2

Ok, the ebuild for this seems to be bad... maybe the rpm changed or something..? not sure. I've never written an ebuild before but I'm going to try and update this one, so if I can get it to work, I'll report back.
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