Install RealPlayer on Ubuntu

 

It should be easy to install RealPlayer on Ubuntu, that is, directly type
Sudo apt-Get install RealPlayer
But I can only get

Reading the package list... complete
Analyzing the dependency tree of the software package
Reading state information... complete
There is no available software package RealPlayer, but it is referenced by other software packages.
This may mean that the missing software package may have been deprecated,
Or it can only be found in other release sources
E: the package RealPlayer has no candidates for installation.

I have used both the official source and the lupaworld source. So you have to manually install RealPlayer.
Download from the official RealPlayer Website:
Http://www.real.com/linux? Src = 020923home_cn_cn
Save the file realplayer10gold. bin to the main folder, that is, under the/home/[yourusername] folder.
Open the terminal and perform the following operations:
$ Chmod + x realplayer10gold. Bin
$ Sudo./realplayer10gold. Bin
When the terminal displays

Welcome to the RealPlayer (10.0.8.805) setup for Unix
Setup will help you get RealPlayer running on your computer.
Press [enter] to continue...

Press enter to go to the next step:

Enter the complete path to the directory where you want
RealPlayer to be installed. You must specify the full
Pathname of the Directory and have write privileges
The chosen directory.
Directory: [/home/shixinyu/RealPlayer]:

By default, it is installed in the RealPlayer directory under the user's main folder. If you want to install it elsewhere, enter the path here. Otherwise, press Enter.

You have selected the following RealPlayer Configuration:

Destination:/home/shixinyu/RealPlayer

Enter [f] Inish To Begin copying files, or [p] revious to go
Back to the previous prompts: [f]: F

The installer will prompt the final confirmation information. If all are OK, press the f key and press Enter.
When prompted

Copying RealPlayer files... configure system-wide symbolic links? [Y/n]:

Press the y key and press Enter. Basically, there is no need for user operations. Generally, the installation is basically completed here. You can go to "application, under "audio and video", find realplayer10 to run. For the first running, there will be an installation protocol that requires approval.

Note: If you click RealPlayer in "audio and video" under the Application menu after completing the installation following the above steps, and your Ubuntu is installed with the scim input method, it is likely that scim conflicts with RealPlayer. You need to perform the following operations:
$ Sudo gedit/home/[yourid]/RealPlayer/realplay // [yourid] indicates the name of your main folder.
Add the following line to the first line of the text editor.
Export gtk_im_module = xim

Save the text editor and execute RealPlayer again.

 

From: http://ubuntu.osgeeker.com/2007/04/ubunturealplayerhow-to-install.html