How to Setup the RealPlayer Netscape Plugin and JavaScript

The RealPlayer plugin allows you to view content that embeds the RealPlayer in the HTML page. This is achieved using the EMBED HTML tag. Netscape searches for all plugins by looking in its plugin directory:

    $HOME/.netscape/plugins

or where Netscape is installed on your system, for instance:

    /usr/local/netscape/plugins           

Follow these steps to install the RealPlayer plugin.

  1. Create the plugins directory if it does not exist.
  2. Copy the Java class files, RAObserver.class and RAPlayer.class, to the plugins directory.
  3. Create a link to the plugin shared library located in the RealPlayer installation directory, rvplayer5.0. Change directory to the plugin directory and enter this command:
    ln -s $HOME/rvplayer5.0/librvplayer.so librvplayer.so
    

    To verify that the link command was successful, list the contents of the plugins directory by entering the following command.

    ls -l
    
    The link should be listed as follows, if found.
    foobar:~/.netscape/plugins> ls -l
    total 3
    -rw-r--r--   1 foobar users    333  Jan 21 17:01 RAObserver.class
    -rw-r--r--   1 foobar users    1411 Jan 21 17:01 RAPlayer.class
    lrwxrwxrwx   1 foobar users    38   Jan 22 14:17 librvplayer.so -> /home/foobar/rvplayer5.0/librvplayer.so
    
    
  4. You must exit ALL instances of Netscape on your desktop. Restart Netscape.
  5. Finally, you need to set the plugin's MIME type in Netscape. Follow the steps outlined below to perform this setup.

    To verify that the RealPlayer plugin is installed correctly, you must exit all open Netscape windows on your desktop and restart Netscape. Click on the Help menu and select the About Plugins menu item. All installed plugins are listed on this page.

 

 

 


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