On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Matt Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Michael G Fletcher > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 8:52 PM, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > After months of trying I have finally got my little brother, who is in >> > his seventies, to join the 21st century and he has installed Ubuntu 8.04 >> > (no newfangled stuff like 8.10 for him) along with his XP. Now, big >> > brother is inundated with questions most of which, fortunately, I can >> > answer. However, now I am stumped, he wants to listen to BBC radio on >> > the BBC website, something I do not do. I have tried Google but am >> > mightily confused so could some kind person suggest somethings he might >> > try, please. >> > >> > Norman >> > >> > >> > -- >> > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> > >> as far as i understand it, all you need to listen and watch items on >> the BBC website is the non-free flash player. >> >> sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree >> >> HTH >> --Michael >> _________________________________ >> Michael Fletcher >> >> Visit my website here - http://www.mgfletcher.com/blog >> Interested in Linux? Then visit - http://www.ilovemylinux.com >> >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > That works for the video, not for the radio. You need to install realplayer > or possibly the Helix player. > > Mj > ah yes, i see what you mean... mine works (looks like it's through totem plugin), and i think the only things i did was install the gstreamer-plugins, good bad and ugly.
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