Install Real Player 11 on CentOS, RHEL, Fedora and Ubuntu

Read Player is one of most popular player for running Audio/Video files in Linux system. This how to guide will help you to install Real Player 11 on CentOS, RHEL, Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian Systems.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First make sure you have properly installed required packages to install Real Player.

CentOS, RHEL, Fedora Users:

# yum install redhat-lsb redhat-lsb-core redhat-lsb-desktop

Step 2: Download Real Player

Use the following command to download Real Player 11 on your Linux systems, or click here to find latest version.

CentOS, RHEL, Fedora Users:

# wget http://client-software.real.com/free/unix/RealPlayer11GOLD.rpm

Ubuntu Users:

# wget http://client-software.real.com/free/unix/RealPlayer11GOLD.deb

Step 3: Install Real Player

Use the following command to instal Real Player 11 using downloaded package.

CentOS, RHEL, Fedora Users:

# rpm -ivh RealPlayer11GOLD.rpm

Ubuntu Users:

# dpkg -i RealPlayer11GOLD.deb

Step 4: Start Real Player

To start Real player in linux, run following command from terminal or you can use GUI menu.

# realplay

Complete the wizzard on first time opening Real Player.

Congratulation’s You have successfully installed Real Player on your Linux System. Read our next article to Install VLC Player on Linux Systems.