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can't open either RPM or installer for Helix player

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I can download the file either as BIN or RPM but get either one to install the player - am using the command line as requested in both cases but neither works.

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TuniX12 (tunix12-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

when downloading BIN put it in your home folder you can install it
in terminal: sudo ./helixplayer (give the exact name) be sur it's marked as executable before installing you can do that by right-click the file >properties>permissions
for RPM package you can use alien to convert it into DEB packages

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Martin Kaufmann (martin.kaufmann) said : 		#2

Yes you can convert it with the Tool Alien, just install alien via Terminal by apt-get install alien or via Synaptic and then type in Terminal alien <Pakageme> and it will be converted to deb

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Martin Kaufmann (martin.kaufmann) said : 		#3

sorry i did it a mistake here is the right syntax alien <packagename>

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Best Hemanth (hemanth-hm) said : 		#4

The following steps show how to install Real Player 11 and Mozilla Plugin for Firefox 3.0 browsers running on Hardy Heron.

Download Real Player 11 from:

  www.real.com

Open a terminal and change to the directory where the file was downloaded. Grant execute permissions and run the setup using the following commands:

  chmod 770 RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
  sudo ./RealPlayer11GOLD.bin

Use the following default installation directory during the installation:

  /opt/real/RealPlayer

The installer will copy the files and create menu shortcuts. Then run the following commands.

  cd /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins
  sudo ln -s /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.xpt nphelix.xpt
  sudo ln -s /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.so nphelix.so
  sudo mv /usr/lib/totem/gstreamer/libtotem-complex-plugin.so ~/.

Open Firefox and type about:plugins in the address bar. Scroll down and look for the following entry.

  Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible
  File name: /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.so
  Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible version 0.4.0.4005 built with gcc 3.4.3 on Feb 25 2008

If found, your Real Plugin is installed properly!

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Rookie (donrook) said : 		#5

Thanks Hemanth, that solved my question.