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Setup Instructions : Unix

Setting up Real Player in your UNIX workstation

Setting up your Unix Workstation to handle real audio is a four step process.

Tar and unzip your Real Player package in a directory.
Set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH (Detailed instruction below)
Enable the Plugin (Detailed instruction below)
Finally, test the audio

If you can play and stop the audio, then you are set. If not, then it could be a network problem at your end. Please contact your system admin to take care of the problem.

LD_LIBRARY_PATH

For csh or tcsh	setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH 'Your Real Player directory'
For ksh or bash	LD_LIBRARY_PATH 'Your Real Player directory' export LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Real Player Plug-in Enabling

Create the plugins directory under $HOME/.netscape or where Netscape is installed in your system, if it is not already present.
Copy the Java class files, RAObserver class and RAPlayer.class to the plugins directory, from where you unzipped the RealPlayer.
Create a link to the plugins shared library located in the Real Player installation directory.
ln -s $HOME/rvplayer5.0/libplayer.so libplayer.so
Exit all instances of Netscape and restart Netscape.
Now, go to Help -> About Plugins and you should be able to see the Real Player Plugin. If not follow these steps.
- Chose Preferences from the Edit menu. Then chose Applications.
- Click on the New button.
- Set the Mime type to audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin.
- Save this new Application information and exit the dialog box.

Path

For csh ot tcsh	set path=($path 'Your Real Player directory') source .cshrc
For ksh or bash	PATH=$PATH": 'Your Real Player directory' " source .profile