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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?
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.
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