Help with .bin files
 

Hi there,
i need help with installing software. I have downloaded J2SDK1.4.1 and ONE Studio from SUN. Both of those files have .bin extension. I don't know what to do next. Do I need a special software like winrar to open it or what. Doubleclicking on those files does not do a thing. By the way, I am running RedHat 8.0 off VMWare. What should I do with those files after downloading? How I can open those archives? And, how to install software if it is not in RPM format, but collection of bunch of files?

Voitel

Its probably a good idea to place in the /usr/local/bin but,

As root:

chmod a+x jre1.4.... .bin

Then in same directory just run it from command:

./jre1.4..... .bin

I have tried that
 

I have tried changing mode to +x, tried placing in the /usr/local/, but I still don't see any changes and can not install programm because there is .rpm file inside.

Votiel

because there is .rpm file inside? huh? a .bin file is a binary file, i.e. a program in itself, like setup.exe in windows.

Sun also offers a j2re.rpm.bin

What it is is a binary that basicly gives you the liscense agreement, and upon acceptance (typing yes) extracts the j2re rpm to the current directory.

This though is a moot point as you do the exact same thing

chmod a+x j2re-stuff-blah.rpm.bin
./j2re-stuff-blah.rpm.bin

yes

rpm -ivh j2re-stuff-blah.rpm

Hi there

sh file.bin

also works fine. Easier then to chmod first then run it:)

Paul

So I've inserted the following commands in the KDE Menu Run Command majigit, with no joy...

chmod +x blahblah.bin
chmod +x /root/blahblah.bin
chmod a+x blahblah.bin
chmod a+x /root/blahblah.bin
./blahblah.bin
./root/blahblah.bin

This file is definitely in the /root/ directory. What am I doing wrong here?

Just by the by, the error I'm getting is "Unknown Host".