[LBo] Trying to install realplayer

[Tim George]

Dave Roseman wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to install the Real Player application.  I have already
> installed the Helix Player and downloaded a .bin file from the
> realplayer site.
> 
> When I try to run it, I get command not recognised.  How do I run this
> real player .bin?
> 
> not too much info on forums, so thinking i am doing something stupid here.
> 
> Please enlighten me.
> 
> Dave

In Windows a .exe extension tells the operating system that the file
is executable, in Linux you have to set the executable attribute:

chmod +x <name_of_file>

e.g. chmod +x RealPlay.bin

In Windows the PATH (environment variable) includes a reference to the
current directory, in Linux this is absent by default (to stop anyone
placing malicious software in a directory and naming it after a common
command such as ls), so you'll have to refer to current directory (./)
when you try to execute the file:

instead of Realplay.bin
try
./Realplay.bin

Tim