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e_a_olson

06-27-2001 11:23 AM

Installing/Using Binaries

I downloaded Star Office from sun.com, and the file was neither a *.tar.gz nor a .i386.rpm. It is a *.bin. How the heck do i install it? The sun site is terrible, and provides not installation instructions (none that are easily or obivously accessbile). Thanks.

acid_kewpie

06-27-2001 11:25 AM

just run it! :-)

Took me ages to suss this out with the java installation binary.

chris
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trickykid

06-27-2001 11:26 AM

okay

first do this:

Code:

# chmod 777 /so5.2whatever.bin

then from a terminal within X, at the command, type the file name to start the install.

Code:

# ./so5.2whatever.bin

this will start a graphical install, it will remind you of a windows install. its that easy.

e_a_olson

06-27-2001 11:54 AM

Cool. That was pretty easy. How come they couldn't have posted that on their web site? Thanks for the QUICK response!

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