Opening a .bin file?
I need to open a .bin file that I downloaded from Java.com. Can someone give me step by step instructions on how to do this? I haven't used my Linux box in a while so I don't remember a lot going into the terminal.
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It's probably a shell script (extensions have no meaning in Unix). You can make it executable and execute it:
Code:
chmod +x whatever.bin Code:
sh whatever.bin |
The .bin files are typically self-installers. Simply make it executable:
Code:
chmod +x /path/to/file.bin Code:
/path/to/file.bin |
The .bin extension can be used in strange ways by some software. For example, Novell Groupwise can save MS doc attachments with a .bin extension. OpenOffice seems to recognize that it's evil empire format.
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I don't think this is what it is, but a .bin file can also refer to a cd image. To tell if it is a cd image, there should be a .cue file along with it, although sometimes there isn't. I don't remember if this is fully valid, but im pretty sure you can just add it to /etc/fstab and then
Code:
mount -t CDFS /home/foo.bin /mnt/Image |
Actually, the 'file' cmd is usually pretty accurate at guessing what type a file actually is. Try
file <yourfilehere> and see what response you get. |
Thanks Chris. That is a useful and interesting command. Is there no end to the power hiding on the command line.
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Code:
# mount -t CDFS file.bin /mnt/file/ |
Take a look here:
http://www.elis.rug.ac.be/~ronsse/cdfs/ Quote:
You shouldn't need to recompile the kernel, but you may need to simply modprobe or insmod a new module into it. |
Can You help me with Bin too?
I JUST GOT A LINUX! :D . Sadly I find it very hard to use I was trying to get (from steams website a company that is used as the engine for css) And Download there linux hldsupdatetool. well yea . bin So what do I do?! :cry:
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As a rule .bin packages are compiled binaries that can be executed directly. A Google search of "hldsupdatetool ubuntu" yielded some results that might be helpful to you. I've no direct experience with this package.
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