RealPlayer

When it comes to streaming audio and video over networks such as the Internet, one company—RealNetworks—seems to have established the standard to which all others are compared. This is especially true on the Linux platform, where RealNetworks is currently the main show in town. Everything you need for streaming networked audio and video clients, servers, and encoders is offered for Linux.

The main attraction from RealNetworks is the RealPlayer client software. Using this, anyone with a Linux system that is connected to a network such as the Internet can receive and play audio and video served from a RealNetworks server. News, entertainment, radio broadcasts, education, and many other services are available. Best of all, it is currently ...

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