Opening a .bin file?

musichris777 · 09-14-2005, 07:35 PM

I need to open a .bin file that I downloaded from Java.com. Can someone give me step by step instructions on how to do this? I haven't used my Linux box in a while so I don't remember a lot going into the terminal.

spooon · 09-14-2005, 07:45 PM

It's probably a shell script (extensions have no meaning in Unix). You can make it executable and execute it:

Code:

chmod +x whatever.bin
./whatever.bin

or run it with the shell

Code:

sh whatever.bin

Also, please don't post in more than one forum.

scuzzman · 09-14-2005, 07:46 PM

The .bin files are typically self-installers. Simply make it executable:

Code:

chmod +x /path/to/file.bin

Then run it:

Code:

/path/to/file.bin

Edit: Apparently Spooon and I were typing at the same time

fragos · 09-15-2005, 12:29 PM

The .bin extension can be used in strange ways by some software. For example, Novell Groupwise can save MS doc attachments with a .bin extension. OpenOffice seems to recognize that it's evil empire format.

Mirag3 · 09-15-2005, 03:48 PM

I don't think this is what it is, but a .bin file can also refer to a cd image. To tell if it is a cd image, there should be a .cue file along with it, although sometimes there isn't. I don't remember if this is fully valid, but im pretty sure you can just add it to /etc/fstab and then

Code:

mount -t CDFS /home/foo.bin /mnt/Image

chrism01 · 09-15-2005, 08:32 PM

Actually, the 'file' cmd is usually pretty accurate at guessing what type a file actually is. Try
file <yourfilehere>
and see what response you get.

fragos · 09-15-2005, 09:15 PM

Thanks Chris. That is a useful and interesting command. Is there no end to the power hiding on the command line.

watsoncj · 09-19-2005, 12:36 AM

Code:

# mount -t CDFS file.bin /mnt/file/
mount: fs type CDFS not supported by kernel

Do I really need to recompile the kernel to get support for the CDFS type?

scuzzman · 09-19-2005, 03:39 AM

Take a look here:
http://www.elis.rug.ac.be/~ronsse/cdfs/

Quote:

# Download, compile & install
The file system can be downloaded from here. See the INSTALL file for information on how to compile, install and use cdfs.

The link points here: http://www.elis.rug.ac.be/~ronsse/cdfs/download/
You shouldn't need to recompile the kernel, but you may need to simply modprobe or insmod a new module into it.

Goodman84 · 06-21-2007, 09:01 PM

I JUST GOT A LINUX!

. Sadly I find it very hard to use I was trying to get (from steams website a company that is used as the engine for css) And Download there linux hldsupdatetool. well yea . bin So what do I do?!

fragos · 06-21-2007, 09:21 PM

As a rule .bin packages are compiled binaries that can be executed directly. A Google search of "hldsupdatetool ubuntu" yielded some results that might be helpful to you. I've no direct experience with this package.