RealPlayer 8 won't install on Linux

[Chevyboy]

Hi all here's my problem: I'm running Mandrake 8.1 and I want to install Realplayer 8. I have downloaded the file and I know it has to be made executeable... my problem is when I go to a terminal and type in chmod u+x rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs1.bin and then hit enter... I get a message saying that there is no file or directory! I know I have the file. Does anyone know what's up? I am a newbie, as you can tell, I really want to learn how to do this stuff, but it can be so frustrating at times. Please any help would be awesome!

 

[Koeppster]

Well, to this point you haven't made it clear where you downloaded the file to. That is, you need to tell us precisely which directory you saved the file to.

Then, you need to go into that directory (in your terminal window). Executing that command should work, unless you downloaded the file as root (thus giving ownership to root) and are trying to change the permissions as a different user.

 

[DaHitman]

Put a ./ in front of the file name...

eg ... try ./rpxxx.bin instead....

 

[Chevyboy]

ok i think i know now what i did. i didn't change to the directory the file is in. btw how you change file directories?

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< ok i think i know now what i did. i didn't change to the directory the file is in. btw how you change file directories? >>



If you want to change directories it is "cd dirname". If you want to move back one directory it is "cd .." (notice the space). If you want to move or rename a file it is "mv filename newfilename_orlocation".

 

[Chevyboy]

Ok thanks alot nOcmonkey I 'll try it.

 

[DaHitman]

*RED ALERT* NEWBIE!!


Hey... Chev... might want to read this or print it out and keep it handy...

http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/commands/index.html