How To Install Showme Tv On Your System - Sun Microsystems Enterprise 250 Owner's Manual

4 Configure your browser with the path to an exported file system containing the
player
Installing the ShowMe TV Player on
Solaris Systems
If you are using a PC to access the AnswerBook2 documentation, you do not need to
read this section. ShowMe TV is only for Sun workstation users. PC users can view
online videos using ActiveMovie, which is widely available but not supplied by Sun.
If you are using a Sun workstation, ShowMe TV is the supported movie player.
ShowMe TV software was shipped with the AnswerBook2 collection you are now
viewing. Before your browser can play videos using ShowMe TV, you must install
the player on your own system so that the browser can access it.
There are two ways to access the ShowMe TV software, the first of which does not
require any installation procedure on your part.
1. If your administrator has stored the ShowMe TV player in a mounted, exported
file system, you can already access this software without any installation. Consult
your system administrator to determine if this applies to you.
If the exported file system is in your path, you should be able to type showmetv
in a command window, and the ShowMe TV player will start. In this case, you
can skip to "Configuring Browsers to Use ShowMe TV" on page 327 and
configure your browser to use the accessible version of the video player.
If the exported file system is not in your path, you need to find out the path from
your administrator and then skip to "Configuring Browsers to Use ShowMe TV"
on page 327. You will need to enter the full path to the software in your browser.
2. If your administrator has not stored the ShowMe TV player in a mounted,
exported file system, you will need to retrieve the ShowMe TV tar file, extract
the packages, and install the ShowMe TV player software on your local system.
See "How to Install ShowMe TV on Your System" on page 325 for step-by-step
instructions.

How to Install ShowMe TV on Your System

If your AnswerBook2 server is not a mounted file server, the ShowMe TV software
must be copied via ftp from the AnswerBook2 server into your /tmp directory so
that you can install it. Instructions for using the ftp command are provided below.
If you need further assistance, please consult your system administrator.
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Video Player Help