newbie needing little help
I recently got a copy of Architectural desktop... the 1st containsn a .bin file and .cue file
i used "chmod" to make the .bin file excutable, then i use ./*.bin to get the file working... but i got an answer (cannot excute bin file) how can i get it to work ... Another thing..... I downloaded the Wacom (graphier) driver.. I read the "ReadMe" file to follow the instructions, then started with (./configure) and the answer came back like this..... Code:
[root@localhost linuxwacom-0.6.6]# ./configure And finaly one general question.... since i'm a newbie from windows and totaly fed up with it.... Does any thing really work on Linux ?? cause so far nothing has been working and all i come up is error, errors, and then more errors.. thank u for your time, and replyes, i'm waiting for ur help |
Hi and welcome to LQ :D Firstly, you seem not to have a compiler installed on your system, you need one of those to install almost anything. Which distribution of Linux are you using? That will help us to help you.
And yes, things do work on Linux, they just take a little more thought than in Windows. |
Hi.
Try running `file' on the bin file, like this: Code:
$ file <the name>.bin For your second question, configure tells you the answer: you need a C compiler, like gcc. Install it the way you prefer (I don't know which distro you use, so I can't be specific). Suposse for the sake of the argument that things didn't work on GNU/Linux. Would it be able to attract ~30M users? Would Mandriva/SuSE/RH still be in business? Would this forum even exist? Yes, GNU/Linux works. However, you have to work with it (in the sense of not working against it). Don't assume that GNU/Linux and windows works alike. I suggest you read this: http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm hth --Jonas |
My Linux distro.... I totaly forgot to mention that, I'm very sorry,
I'm using RedHat 9.... Thank you "XavierP" for your help, I'll try the compiler thing, I read a couple of names in tutorials that I found here on LQ. I'll give it a shot, Thank you "jonaskoelker" for your support and help, Getting to think about linux, I belive it's a very helpful and mighty OS for those who know how to really use it, but as a Newbie, I can tell u that it's a bit hard to start, I've been doing so many readings about it and don't have any troubles reading more and more, but it's still a bit hard to me to start. Anyways, I'll follow your instructions and let u know if anything new comes up. Once again I'm very thankful for your help, ur time, and ur support |
AFAIK, RH 9 isn't brand spanking new anymore--you may want to consider upgrading to Fedora Core {3, 4}. I don't know enough about RHs distros, though.
If you go to `My LQ' -> `Edit profile', there's a field called `Distro'. Entering your distro there will save you from typing it in again and again (or forgetting it). hth --Jonas |
hello again ¨jonaskoelker¨
I tried Code:
$ file <file name>.bin also thanx about the LQ profile not, I added my distro, as u recommended. |
First Welcome to the forums from egypt ;-)
you should first install gcc from the package manager of your distro |
ashraf clearly said he got a cue wtih it also...the bin file is a cd image,not an excecutable
try mounting the cue file(or bin file) as a cd image and find the installer in that for the 2nd prob...u have to install gcc |
hello "Heema" (fellow egyptian ;) ) hello "nukeu666" thank u for the reply..
I finaly installed gcc... took me a while to figure how to get it done, but I did it at the end. then I tried installing the Wacom driver, but got another error..but it's ok.. i think I have to recopile my Kernel, so i got some tutorials about that, and I'll try working on it. As for mounting the bin file as a CD Image, I totaly failed to do that. I tried mountinig it by using Code:
$ mkdir file I hope u would help me with mounting images, and wish me luck with compiling kernel for the 1st time in my life. One last thing.. On this forum i've had so many wonderful answers for my questions.. we'll i've been doing those newbie books and they talked about nothing related to the troubles i faced or the answeres i recived... I'm working on the adminstration guide these days, but so far it is still not much help... so how did u guyz learn all that... ?? is there a good way , fast way,or good reding that any of you would recomend ?? once again , i'm very thankful for your help , support and your time. |
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