The realplayer that is in ubuntu repositories (version 8) is unmaintained. Add following repository to /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/ dapper-commercial main
Update package listing and then install 'realplay'. This will install Real Player 10. ** Bug 52929 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- realplayer uninstallable in Dapper - depends on xlibs https://launchpad.net/bugs/32738 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs