How to install

[Abdel-Rahman]

Hello.

How can i install .bin files?

[stumbleUpon]

Hello.

How can i install .bin files?

make the file executbale


chmod +x binFile

and then execute it (from the directory in which the file is present)


./binFile


However make sure you understand what the file is doing or that it is from a trustworthy source. See here

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=326

[Abdel-Rahman]

make the file executbale


chmod +x binFile



where do i type this?

[stumbleUpon]

where do i type this?

In a terminal. Applications > Accessories > Terminal. Go to the directory in which the .bin file is present. And then execute the above commands.

[Abdel-Rahman]

I do not have the Accessories option, where can i change this?

[Abdel-Rahman]

or rather, how can i acces this?

[ugm6hr]

What version of Ubuntu are you using?

Every version for over 2 years has an Applications -> Accessories menu.

[Abdel-Rahman]

i have 8.10 intrepix. i have a programs menu (danish) but there is no "assecories" there, only some others. But is there not any other way to acces other than that menu?

[stumbleUpon]

Which variant of ubuntu...? ubuntu / kubuntu / xubuntu

If gnome is installed, then


Alt + F2

and then typing


gnome-terminal

should give you a terminal

[Abdel-Rahman]

can somebody please help, i really need to install some things.

[stumbleUpon]

Have you not been able to get a terminal....?

[Abdel-Rahman]

yes, i have, but that code you gave in the begining does not work, it says "no such file or directory".

[stumbleUpon]

In the terminal, you have to navigate to the directory where the .bin file is located and then use the commands i mentioned earlier

[ad_267]

You can also just right click on a file in the file browser and under it's properties there should be an option to make the file executable. Then you can double click on the file to run it. But depending on what kind of application it is you may need to run that .bin file from the terminal.

[Abdel-Rahman]

it is in this folder: "abdur-rahman" and then "Downloads", when i enter this it says: "command not found"

[ambdeep]

Just drag the .bin file to the terminal and press enter.......SIMPLE
It WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stumbleUpon]

Yes....you have to go to that directory using the 'cd' command in the terminal.

See here for how to navigate to a direcoctory using the terminal

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

[Abdel-Rahman]

Just drag the .bin file to the terminal and press enter.......SIMPLE
It WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i dragged the file, but, it says that there is no program installed for this.

[Abdel-Rahman]

Is there not some easy way to do this? It is supposed to be better than windows, but at least windows is not so complicated! You just cklick on the file and that is it! What is all this?

[Abdel-Rahman]

amdeep, what do i need to install to be able to just drag the file?

[Abdel-Rahman]

does one have to be a complete nerd or worship ubuntu to be able to install a program? who has patience for this? it just gets more and more complicated.

When i type "cd" in the terminal it says that i dont have permission.

It just gets more and more comlicated, how is a simple person suppose to be able to figger this?

[Abdel-Rahman]

i can get it to go to the folder, but it does not want to run the file, it says that you do not have a program installed for this, where can i find this program, can somebody please tell me?

[infinitejones]

Dude. Chill out. Ubuntu is different from Windows, and one of the things you'll find using these forums is that you need to relax, be polite, explain your problem fully, and give people time to reply to you. Nobody here is paid, nobody is obliged to help you, and there are a lot of other posts where the people with problems are asking sensible questions and doing it properly.

Now, onto your problem. Tell us the exact name of the .bin file you've downloaded, and I'll tell you what to type in order to run it.

I might not be able to respond to you **immediately** so please bear with me...

[Abdel-Rahman]

Dude. Chill out. Ubuntu is different from Windows, and one of the things you'll find using these forums is that you need to relax, be polite, explain your problem fully, and give people time to reply to you. Nobody here is paid, nobody is obliged to help you, and there are a lot of other posts where the people with problems are asking sensible questions and doing it properly.

Now, onto your problem. Tell us the exact name of the .bin file you've downloaded, and I'll tell you what to type in order to run it.

I might not be able to respond to you **immediately** so please bear with me...

Thanks man, i know and it was not to be rude, i just got anoyed over my computer. it is java that i try to install the file is called: jre-6u12-linux-i586 (.bin).

[infinitejones]

OK. Here is what you need to do. I assume from your previous posts you've opened up a terminal and used the cd command to get into the directory where the .bin file is saved. You can check by typing 'ls' (that's LS, but in small letters) - if jre-6u12-linux-i586.bin appears, you're in the right place.

Anyway - first type this:


chmod +x jre-6u12-linux-i586.bin

This tells Ubuntu that you want to execute the file. (By the way, there's a big difference between Windows and Ubuntu/Linux - Windows assumes that any .exe file that you might have downloaded from somewhere can be executed. Ubuntu requires you to explicitly tell it that you want to executed it. I'll leave you to work out which one's safer!)

Anyway, if nothing happens (other than the command prompt appearing again), it's all worked, so type


./jre-6u12-linux-i586.bin

That actually installs what you've just downloaded.

However, this brings me to a different point - do you have a specific reason for installing this? It looks like you're installing a java runtime, and there's a different (Ubuntu specific) way of installing stuff like this, which is different from the Windows "download-a-file-and-install-it" routine that we've gone through here. The "Ubuntu specific" way is likely to be more appropriate and cause you fewer problems in future than doing it this way.

Are you familiar with something called Synaptic?

[linux_tech]

Thanks man, i know and it was not to be rude, i just got anoyed over my computer. it is java that i try to install the file is called: jre-6u12-linux-i586 (.bin).

you may also try


sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin


or if you want to use synaptic-

System>Administration>synaptic package manager
search for sun-java6-jre then check box and mark for installation
then click apply

During the java install I think you will need to press your enter and tab
keys a couple times to complete the install

[Abdel-Rahman]

you may also try


sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin


or if you want to use synaptic-

System>Administration>synaptic package manager
search for sun-java6-jre then check box and mark for installation
then click apply

During the java install I think you will need to press your enter and tab
keys a couple times to complete the install

Thank you, it worked.

thanks infinitejones too for you help

[zeroemissions]

sorry missed the third page :)

[ad_267]

Looks like we made that a bit more difficult than it had to be. This is worth a read, it explains pretty much everything you need to know about installing software in Ubuntu: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware