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Old 07-18-2019, 12:10 AM   #1
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Angry need help to run .zip file in linux terminal


i recently downloaded a .zip file for spaceflight simulator so i could run it on my chromebook, which has linux, and i click on the files, and it says i dont have any apps that can run it. ive downloaded all of the mobile versions of it and even uninstalled and reinstalled the terminal, still no changes. do i need to change the files, or am i screwed?
 
Old 07-18-2019, 01:18 AM   #2
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Hi,

can you please clarify what operating system you are running on your chromebook? You say "has linux", but the icon in the sidebar indicates you are running on ChromeOS, which although it has a Linux kernel it is very different to a traditional Linux system.

Also it may help if you tell us exactly what the .zip file is. Ie the URL that you downloaded it from.

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Old 07-18-2019, 01:45 AM   #3
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ive downloaded all of the mobile versions of it
Do you have got the "zip" and "unzip" programs on your O/S?
They're often in a package named "infozip-6.0"
Note: they are commandline only, so clicking ON a .zip file won't work, unless you associated the .zip extension with the unzip command.
But normally you type in a terminal
Code:
unzip <filename>.zip
 
Old 07-18-2019, 01:06 PM   #4
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i recently downloaded a .zip file for spaceflight simulator
What sim?

it's name and the url you got it from will help
 
Old 07-26-2019, 08:41 AM   #5
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Hi,

can you please clarify what operating system you are running on your chromebook? You say "has linux", but the icon in the sidebar indicates you are running on ChromeOS, which although it has a Linux kernel it is very different to a traditional Linux system.

Also it may help if you tell us exactly what the .zip file is. Ie the URL that you downloaded it from.

Evo2.
I'm running chrome os, I just have the terminal installed. And the URL is https://jmnet.one/sfs/forum/index.ph...inux-port.573/
 
Old 07-26-2019, 09:47 AM   #6
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I'm running chrome os, I just have the terminal installed. And the URL is https://jmnet.one/sfs/forum/index.ph...inux-port.573/
Ok, so you downloaded a program for Mac or Linux....but you are NOT running either of those. If you want to unzip a file on ChromeOS, the first Google hit for "how to unzip a file on chromeos" is:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/comput...-a-chromebook/

...which tells you how to do it, and even gives you some names for third party packages to use. And even when you unzip it, it's going to be useless to you, since you are NOT running Linux.
 
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