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Old 08-19-2005, 03:10 PM   #1
Ab3n
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Puzzle Pirates


Hey all,
I want to install and play puzzle pirates, but i have no idea how to install the .bin file...I'm on a debian machine

oops, just realized there's a game forum above this one...anyone with the power to move this post should do so, but I still need help!

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Old 08-19-2005, 03:45 PM   #2
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Its a shell script usually, when you download scripts the permissions are not usually set for execution ( a security precaution ) try

chmod u+x thefile.bin
./thefile.bin
 
Old 08-19-2005, 03:51 PM   #3
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