How to install a .run file

[kevincolorado]

This is what terminal says:
"============================================= ==== =
ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager
==================================================

Error: ./default_policy.sh does not support version
default:v2:i686:lib::none:2.6.28-11-generic; make sure that the version is being
correctly set by --iscurrentdistro

Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.dSEiPN
kevin@kevin-desktop:~/Desktop$ "

What happened?

[Brandaho]

This is what terminal says:
"============================================= ==== =
ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager
==================================================

Error: ./default_policy.sh does not support version
default:v2:i686:lib::none:2.6.28-11-generic; make sure that the version is being
correctly set by --iscurrentdistro

Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.dSEiPN
kevin@kevin-desktop:~/Desktop$ "

What happened?

When I went to ATI's website, I chose Linux 86_64 because I have a 64 bit system. It works with Ubuntu 9 thats for sure. So it might be your version, or the incorrect file. Just a guess, but the first post helped me get it completely installed.

[ironhorse99]

For those of you that have been using Ubuntu for a while, you probably already know this. I'm posting this for the newbies that download a game installer in .run format and have no idea what to do with it.

How to Install a .run File:

For this How To I am going to be using the dummy name "example.run". You should replace this with the name of the file you are trying to install.

1. Open a terminal. In Gnome the terminal is found in Applications>Accessories>Terminal.
2. Navigate to the directory of the .run file. For this example, I have mine on the desktop so I would type in "cd ~/Desktop" and press enter.
3. Type "chmod +x example.run" (press enter).
4. Now type "./example.run", press enter, and the installer will run.

I have tried this everywhichway I can & it always says " No such file or directory"
I have it on my desktop. What am I doing wrong.

[ironhorse99]

you run this -

ctrl-alt-F1

that will get rid of your desktop, so save anything first. then run this -

init 3

then -

gdm stop

then login, that bit might be earlier, it's says login, or something like that. then, if the nvidia driver is on your desktop cd to your desktop and run it like this -

cd ~/Desktop <enter>
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-xxxx.run

replace the xxxx with what the driver is called. at some point you might get an error about /tmp/.X0-lock, or something like that, you can remove it like this -

sudo rm /tmp/.X0-lock

you can reboot like this -

sudo reboot

OR incase that doesn't work for some reason

sudo shutdown -r now

i've never installed a graphics driver like that in ubuntu, that's just from old notes i made for installing the nvidia driver on linux. i don't think anyone installs the driver like that on ubuntu.

I did everything line by line & it says "that it appears I'm runing X-server".
I've exited the GUI by ctrl-alt-F1. Now I type everything in.....still a no/go.
What does happen is the driver starts to uncompress & then I get that message.....whats going on??????

[TattooCharlie]

that was easy. thanks alot for the how to man

[F. B. I. Guy]

when i tryed to run the gmd stop command i got this: ** (gdm-binary:2233): WARNING **: Failed to acquire org.gnome.DisplayManager: Connection ":1.70" is not allowed to own the service "org.gnome.DisplayManager" due to security policies in the configuration file

please help with this,
and thank you in advance

[bhavana]

Thank You. This was very helpful.

[doris orange]

cheers from noobville!

[AMadDog]

I know this doesn't have a lot to do with this thread but i want to run a .exe file of a cd how do I do that? I have tried just clicking on it but it goes to the archive manager and then says there is an error please help
cheers

[E7uber]

Hi,

Noob here. I want to play America's Army. I downloaded a .run file except I have what I think are security issues on install. It says write access denied. I'm very new to Ubuntu.

Thanks in advance.