On Monday 17 September 2001 03:00, Erik Steffl wrote: > I have also sent this to debian-user, I think other users might be > interested... > > Bob Underwood wrote: > ... > > > i looked at all the files in the /usr/lib/RealPlayer8 directory and > > all appear correct. No mention of .rpm at all > > > > the .netscape/plugin-list file is below. I tried editing it by hand > > without success. the rpm always reappears. how is this file generated? > > how can it be edited? > > ... > > I don't think you have to care about this file, what you need to do is > the following: > > edit /etc/mailcap (see also Mailcap file in realplayer distribution) > and add the following (search for User Section Begins first): > <<snipped>> > > /etc/mime.types already has the line for realplayer, but you can also > check it against Mime.types from reaplayer distribution), it looks like > this (or multi-line format, I guess they have the same meaning): >
<<<snipped again>>> > the above should work no matter what WM/desktop you use (gnome, kde or > other). For other browesrs you have to figure out where they have their > plugins, I think mozilla, konqueror and galleon can use netscape plugins > so you only need to copy them to proper directory (mozilla has plugins > in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/). > > erik neither mailcap nor mime.types was installed on my system. I just installed the mime-support package and will edit it. Hopefully that will solve the situation. thanks bob
