[KLUG Members] rh9 & rp8

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> >>Anyone have real player work on RH9?  
> >Yes.
> >>Mine hangs
> >What version are you running
> >It _seems_ like I had to upgrade, and the new RPM does NOT exist on
> >real.com, but I had to download it from an oddball place.  I'm running:
> >RealPlayer8-8.0.3.412-6.
> >If you have a late enough BSware 9, "RealPlayer8-8.0.3.412-6.i386.rpm"
> >is an extra on CD#3.  (since the license now says "Distributable")
> [root@estate2 packages]# rpm -e RealPlayer
> [root@estate2 packages]# rpm -Uvh RealPlayer8-8.0.3.412-6.i386.rpm
> Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
>    1:RealPlayer8            ########################################### [100%]
> Works like a charm.  

If you fix the Icon line in
/etc/X11/applnk/Multimedia/RealPlayer8.desktop
to be "Icon=/usr/lib/RealPlayer8/rp7.xpm" it even shows up in the menu
with an icon, otherwise it appears but without an icon.