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open a downloaded .bin file

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I found a realPlayer site that says realplayer 11 for linux. Having trouble opening the download though. I guess I am 'windowsfied', I am use to downloading and opening with a couple of clicks. Any help appreciated.

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Henning Eggers (henninge) said : 		#1

"Bin" is for "binary", meaning it is an excutable (.exe in Windows). Just run it from the command line as superuser (using sudo) to install realplayer:

sudo realplayer.bin

(Or whatever the file is called.)
If it is not executable, it is lacking the proper permission which you can attach to it like this:

chmod a+x realplayer.bin

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Henning

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Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : 		#2

Follow this guide -- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RealPlayerInstallationMethods -- here you'll find informations abut installing RealPlayer from repositories and from binary file too.

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Henning Eggers (henninge) said : 		#3

That is a good guide but be aware that the install from the repositories is NOT possible for Ubuntu 8.04 as there is no version for hardy yet (just like vmware-server...)

I have installed real player from the Real Networks site and that worked fine for me. I didn't even have to do the "apt-get install libstdc++5" step. Just go ahead and try it like you were going to do.

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Henning

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Tom (jhallfolkart) said : 		#4

Thanks for the help, but your dealing with a real rookie here. I download the app from the site, it puts it in my download tab. I open a terminal window from applications tab, type in your instructions "sudo realplayer11gold.bin" and it tells me "command not found"?

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Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : 		#5

Henning Eggers: Yes, now I see you're right... This guide is little bit obsolete.

Tom: First make you sure you have the file in your home directory, not in some subdirectory or so.

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Best Henning Eggers (henninge) said : 		#6

Tom, in addition to making sure that you are in the right directory (where you downloaded the file to) and that the filename is correct, type the follwing command:

chmod a+x realplayer.bin

This makes the file executable. Be aware that "realplayer.bin" is a placeholder for the name of the file that you downloaded, as I do not know what it is called exactly. When you enter that command, use the correct file name!
After that you should be able to do the "sudo realplayer.bin" command.

Extra help on command line usage in general:
- Type "pwd" to be told which directory (aka folder) you are in.
- Type "cd otherdirectory" to change to the directory called "otherdirectory".
- Your home directory is called "/home/tom", if "tom" is you user name.

Good luck!
Henning

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Tom (jhallfolkart) said : 		#7

Thanks Henning Eggers, that solved my question.