On [20-06-01 13:09], Hall Stevenson wrote: > > Has anyone managed to get the RealPlayer installer > > package to work under sid? Mine crashes out. > > Mine doesn't crash, it just doesn't prompt me for the file > it's looking for... I haven't dug at all though. I rarely use > RealPlayer and the one that's currently installed worked last > time I tried it.
It's a bug realplayer installer procedure. A workaround for potatos
realplayer 8.0.1 posted by Frodo Baggins:
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1. run
dpkg-reconfigure debconf
to reconfigure the debconf package. Answer 'low' to the question
about the level of questions that should be ignored. Also answer
'No' to 'preconfigure packages' and 'yes' to 'should debconf ask
you the same questions again and again?'.
2. Install realplayer by
apt-get install realplayer
(or by using dselect)
3. (optional) set back debconf to standard mode. This must be done
by running
dpkg-reconfigure debconf
two times:
- the first one let the level to low and answer 'yes' to
'preconfigure packages' and 'No' to 'repat the same
question'.
- the second time set the level to 'medium'.
You need to do this in to pass, because if you set the level to
medium directly, then you'll not see the two other questions and
you'll not able toi set back to default value their options.
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Janto
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