Running shell script install, how?
 

I downloaded the Linux version of Acrobat Reader and the readme file shouts out how easy the install is. All I have to do is run the script in the file named "install".

Well, this is all very wonderful and practical, except that I don't have a clue as to how is that going to be done. Help, please?

./<filename> ?

Re: Running shell script install, how?
 

Well the general idea is if the script is not executable then you would in a console/console window use chmod +x install then ./install in the directory that contains the script file and it should run the instructions contained in the file and install the program.

I got "No such file or director" message with both solutions. Should there be something to replace the "x" in that chmod command?

Please cd to the directory you unpacked it and run
ls -l|grep install
Please post the result.

Took me ages to figure out this one out when i unpacked it too! :)

Like Mara said, cd to the dir you've uncaked it (More specificly the directory the "Install" file is in) in your prefered console and then just type ./install and it should pop up with a window

and you do the same with (almost) everything else you unpack and install, but there'd detailed instructions on the web site

hope thats a bit easier to understand :)

Peace
Dave

No luck. Still "No such file or directory".

hmmm.....

and you can see it when you browse to it? as in the files...


Copy and paste EVERYTHING you type in console as a reply to this

as in unpacking and everything. Just copy your hole sessions typing so we can see how your doing it...


peace
Dave

Solved the problem. I forgot that the file and directory names were case sensitive. Really stupid, but newbie as a newbie. Thanks for the help anyway.

xpdf will read .pdf also

--vq