Java Installation problems

lhuser · 04-26-2006, 11:01 PM

When I open Konsole, I type su and type my password. Nothing wrong there, but when I type:

linux:/home/lhuser # /home/lhuser/Desktop/jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin

I get this error:
bash: /home/lhuser/Desktop/jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin: Permission denied

Why is this bloody thing denied?

IBall · 04-26-2006, 11:08 PM

What is the ouput of ls -l jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin ?

It sounds like the file doesn't have execute permissions. Use the command

Code:

 chmod +x jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin

to allow the file to be executed.

I hope this helps
--Ian

lhuser · 04-27-2006, 04:25 PM

Like this:

/home/lhuser/Desktop/chmod +x jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin

If so, it doesn't work. I get this:

chmod: No such file or directory

mrcheeks · 04-27-2006, 05:30 PM

What is wrong with what you tried is that chmod command is not in the directory named /home/lhuser/Desktop. chmod is a built-in command.

Let the file become executable

Code:

chmod +x /pathToDirectory/jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin

Code:

/pathToDirectory/jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin

A license will be shown, type q and after type yes.

The archive will be extracted to create a rpm. Type :

Code:

rpm -ivh /pathToDirectory/jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm

Of course replace pathToDirectory by the directory where you downloaded the file.