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Date:      Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:23:19 -0900
From:      Beecher Rintoul <akbeech@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: flash plugin in 6.0 / realplayer & fontconfig (FIXED)
Message-ID:  <200512191923.30999.akbeech@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20051219194108.19300311.europa100@comcast.net>
References:  <20051219035752.GA27224@home-on-the-dome.mit.edu> <200512191825.10009.akbeech@gmail.com> <20051219194108.19300311.europa100@comcast.net>

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> > >
> > > The linux-realplayer won't start because it can't find any fonts and
> > > it tells me to fix fontconfig.  I never had problems with fonts before
> > > fontconfig came into being.  I really have no idea why it exists.
> >
> > I have no problems running realplayer installed from the ports. The hel=
ix
> > plugin doesn't work with Firefox or Mozilla, but realplay works
> > standalone. I would start by making sure your ports are up to date and
> > reinstalling linux-fontconfig. If that doesn't work portupgrade -rf
> > linux-realplayer and it will rebuild everything that depends on it. Also
> > do a pkgdb -F to make sure your dependency database is OK. I didn't have
> > any config problems with fontconfig, and didn't have to tweak anything.
> > Sounds like something else is wrong.
>
> Thank you Beecher.
>
> I did a recursive portupgrade and it works now.  Hurray!
>
> Rob.

You're welcome. I always upgrade anything linux recursively. Since most of =
the=20
apps are packages you sometimes end up with either bad or wrong lib links i=
f=20
you don't.

Beech

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