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Old 12-16-2006, 05:54 PM   #1
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How to install a .run file?


Sorry couldn't find in search engines. I downloaded a linux game and it's a .run file. I don't know how to install it.
 
Old 12-16-2006, 06:37 PM   #2
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sh <whatever>.run
 
Old 12-16-2006, 07:58 PM   #3
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Sorry couldn't find in search engines. I downloaded a linux game and it's a .run file. I don't know how to install it.
If all you got was one file, then it seems likely that it is an executable or self-installing archive of some sort. In the directory with the file:
./filename
See what happens
 
Old 12-17-2006, 03:49 AM   #4
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It's very likely that the file you downloaded is not executable. You may have to issue the command

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chmod a+x filename.run (replace filename.run with the actual name of the file)
before pixellany's solution will work.
 
Old 12-17-2006, 07:03 AM   #5
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Sorry couldn't find in search engines. I downloaded a linux game and it's a .run file. I don't know how to install it.
Mind telling us which game? You might get some good tips from others who have installed it. The installer may give options on where to install the files. Root permission may be needed, depending on where the files are installed.
 
Old 12-18-2006, 01:13 PM   #6
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Thanks all. The game is Alien Arena 2007. I used chmod +x and did ./finename and a graphical installer began to install the game.
 
  


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